(883) Matterania

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Asteroid
(883) Matterania
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 .

See also