(962) Aslög

Asteroid (962) Aslög
Properties of the orbit ( animation ) Epoch: December 9, 2014 ( JD 2,457,000.5)
Orbit type	Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family	Koronis family
Major semi-axis	2.9058 AU
eccentricity	0.1004
Perihelion - aphelion	2.6140 AU - 3.1976 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane	2.6034 °
Length of the ascending node	145.6299 °
Argument of the periapsis	223.2265 °
Sidereal period	4,952 a
Mean orbital velocity	17.47 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter	? km
Rotation period	5.465 h
Absolute brightness	11.5 likes
Spectral class	S.
history
Explorer	K. Reinmuth
Date of discovery	October 25, 1921
Another name	1921 KP , 1934 GO, 1938 DM ₂ , 1951 XG, A916 UM
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(962) Aslög is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on October 25, 1921 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at the State Observatory in Heidelberg-Königstuhl ( IAU code 024).

The asteroid is a member of the Koronis family, a group of asteroids named after (158) Koronis.

The name is derived from the Nordic mythological figure Aslaug , who is mentioned in the Snorra Edda , among others .

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