(883) Matterania
Asteroid (883) Matterania |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Asteroid family | Matterania family |
Major semi-axis | 2.2378 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1994 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 1.7817 AU - 2.6839 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 4.716 ° |
Sidereal period | 3,248 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 19.91 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 10 km |
Albedo | ? |
Rotation period | 5.64 h |
Absolute brightness | 12,527 mag |
Spectral class | ? |
history | |
Explorer | Max Wolf |
Date of discovery | 1917 |
Another name | 1917 CP, 1927 QK |
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. |
(883) Matterania is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 14, 1917 by the German astronomer Max Wolf in Heidelberg .
The asteroid was named after August Matter , who made the photo plates for the discoverer .