(8898) Linnaea
Asteroid (8898) Linnaea |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2.4345 AU |
eccentricity | 0.19368 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 1.9630 AU - 2.9060 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.99 ° |
Sidereal period | 3 a 292 days |
Mean orbital velocity | 19.09 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | ? |
Albedo | ? |
Rotation period | ? H |
Absolute brightness | 14.9 mag |
Spectral class | ? |
history | |
Explorer | G. Emerson |
Date of discovery | September 29, 1995 |
Another name | 1995 SL5 |
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. |
(8898) Linnaea is an asteroid of the main belt , the September 29, 1995 by G. Emerson was discovered in Golden.
The asteroid is named after Linnaea Barton Keammerer (1980-1992), a girl who died in a gun accident at the age of 12. She became known for telling a journalist when she was 6 when she saw Comet 1P / Halley that she would like to see it again in 75 years.