(1057) Wanda

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Asteroid
(1057) Wanda
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  September 30, 2012 ( JD 2,456,200.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.8943  AU
eccentricity 0.2472
Perihelion - aphelion 2.1787 AU - 3.6099 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 3.5183 °
Sidereal period 4.92 a
Mean orbital velocity 17.52 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 40.47 km
Dimensions ? Template: Infobox asteroid / maintenance / masskg
Albedo 0.0446
Medium density ? g / cm³
Rotation period 28.8 h
Absolute brightness 10.96 mag
history
Explorer G. A. Shain
Date of discovery August 16, 1925
Another name 1925 QB, 1937 AF, 1950 QY, 1965 WG
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.

(1057) Wanda is an asteroid of the main belt , which was discovered on August 16, 1925 by the Russian astronomer Grigory Abramowitsch Schain at the Crimean Observatory in Simejis ( IAU code 094).

The asteroid was given the female first name Wanda , which is not assigned to a specific person.

See also