(883) Matterania
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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 .