(1042) Amazon
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Asteroid (1042) Amazon |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 3.2364 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0963 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.9249 AU - 3.5479 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 20.685 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5,822 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 16.56 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 73.64 km |
| Dimensions | ? kg |
| Albedo | 0.0392 |
| Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 9,792 likes |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | K. Reinmuth |
| Date of discovery | 1925 |
| Another name | 1925 HA |
| 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. | |
(1042) Amazone is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on April 22, 1925 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory at the University of Heidelberg .
At the suggestion of the astronomer Gustav Stracke , the asteroid is named after the South American river Amazon .