(946) Poësia
Asteroid (946) Poësia |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Asteroid family | Themis family |
Major semi-axis | 3.1173 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1421 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.6742 AU - 3.4504 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 1.433 ° |
Sidereal period | 5,504 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 16.87 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 43.76 km |
Albedo | 0.063 |
Rotation period | ? H |
Absolute brightness | 10,444 mag |
Spectral class | ? |
history | |
Explorer | Max Wolf |
Date of discovery | 1921 |
Another name | 1921 JC, 1959 AA, A911 KB |
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. |
(946) Poësia is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on February 11, 1921 by the German astronomer Max Wolf in Heidelberg .
The name is believed to be derived from the goddess of poetry, Poesia .