(904) Rockefellia
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Asteroid (904) Rockefellia |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.9912 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0921 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.7158 AU - 3.2666 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 15.173 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5,173 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.22 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 49.15 km |
| Albedo | 0.055 |
| Absolute brightness | 10.4 mag |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | Max Wolf |
| Date of discovery | October 29, 1918 |
| Another name | 1918 EO, 1949 UK |
| 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. | |
(904) Rockefellia is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 29 October 1918 by the German astronomer Max Wolf in Heidelberg was discovered.
The asteroid is named after John D. Rockefeller, Jr. , an American benefactor.