(931) Whittemora
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Asteroid (931) Whittemora |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 3.1912 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.2204 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.4878 AU - 3.8947 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 11.403 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5,701 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 16.67 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 45.28 km |
| Albedo | 0.170 |
| Rotation period | 19.200 h |
| Absolute brightness | 9,056 likes |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | François Gonnessiat |
| Date of discovery | March 19, 1920 |
| Another name | 1920 GU, A904 HB |
| 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. | |
(931) Whittemora is an asteroid of the main belt , which on March 19 in 1920 by astronomer François Gonnessiat was discovered.
The asteroid was named after a professor named Thomas Whittemore .