(970) Primula
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Asteroid (970) Primula |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.5630 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.2700 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.8711 AU - 3.2549 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 5.027 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4,103 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 18.60 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 9 km |
| Albedo | ? |
| Rotation period | 2,777 h |
| Absolute brightness | 12.3 mag |
| Spectral class | S. |
| history | |
| Explorer | K. Reinmuth |
| Date of discovery | November 29, 1921 |
| Another name | 1921 LB, 1929 RN, 1966 TG |
| 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. | |
(970) Primula is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on November 29, 1921 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth in Heidelberg .
The name of the asteroid is derived from the genus of primroses .