(1073) Gellivara
Asteroid (1073) Gellivara |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Asteroid family | Themis family |
Major semi-axis | 3.1737 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1988 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.5429 AU - 3.8045 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 1.614 ° |
Sidereal period | 5,654 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 16.72 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 35.72 km |
Dimensions | ? | kg
Albedo | 0.024 |
Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
Rotation period | ? H |
Absolute brightness | 11.54 mag |
Spectral class | ? |
history | |
Explorer | J. Palisa |
Date of discovery | September 14, 1923 |
Another name | 1923 OW, 1929 UJ, 1932 EP |
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. |
(1073) Gellivara is an asteroid of the main belt , which was discovered on September 14, 1923 by the Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa in Vienna .
The asteroid is named after Gällivare , a city in the Swedish part of Lapland . Astronomers of various nationalities gathered there on June 29, 1927 to observe a total solar eclipse .