(1031) Arctica

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Asteroid
(1031) Arctica
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.0481  AU
eccentricity 0.0617
Perihelion - aphelion 2.8599 AU - 3.2362 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 17.594 °
Sidereal period 5,322 a
Mean orbital velocity 17.06 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 75.48 km
Dimensions ? Template: Infobox asteroid / maintenance / masskg
Albedo 0.047
Medium density ? g / cm³
Rotation period 51.0 h
Absolute brightness 9,454 likes
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer SI Beljawski
Date of discovery 1924
Another name 1924 RR, A910 VB, A913 JA
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.

(1031) Arctica is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 6. June 1924 by the Russian astronomer Sergei Ivanovich Beliavsky at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in simeiz was discovered.

The name is derived from the northern polar region of the earth, the Arctic .

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