(947) Monterosa
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Asteroid (947) Monterosa |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.7508 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.2502 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.0625 AU - 3.4392 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 6.707 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4,562 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.96 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 26.90 km |
| Albedo | 0.294 |
| Rotation period | 5.166 h |
| Absolute brightness | 9,627 likes |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | A. Schwassmann |
| Date of discovery | 1921 |
| Another name | 1921 JD, 1940 GA 1 , 1958 FF |
| 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. | |
(947) Monterosa is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on February 8, 1921 by the German astronomer F. K. Arnold Schwassmann in Hamburg- Bergedorf .
The name of the asteroid is derived from the passenger ship MONTE ROSA of the Hamburg South American Steamship Company (HSDG), which the University of Hamburg used for expeditions to the North Sea. The asteroid got its name on February 21, 1934 during an offshore school trip at the University of Hamburg.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Source: Hamburg Süd Zeitung, 5th year / No. 4, published April 1934, pages 22 + 23