(984) Gretia

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Asteroid
(984) Gretia
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.8064  AU
eccentricity 0.1950
Perihelion - aphelion 2.2592 AU - 3.3537 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 9.082 °
Sidereal period 4,702 a
Mean orbital velocity 17.78 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 31.91 km
Albedo 0.4239
Rotation period 5.781 h
Absolute brightness 9,351 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer K. Reinmuth
Date of discovery 1922
Another name 1922 MH, 1973 LC
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(984) Gretia is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 27 August 1922 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at Heidelberg State Observatory King chair of the University of Heidelberg was discovered.

The asteroid was named after the daughter-in-law of the German astronomer Albrecht Kahrstedt .

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