(1103) Sequoia
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Asteroid (1103) Sequoia |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Hungaria group |
| Major semi-axis | 1.9335 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0944 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.7509 AU - 2.1161 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 17.9 ° |
| Sidereal period | 2,689 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 20.00 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 12 km |
| Rotation period | 3.049 h |
| Absolute brightness | 12,076 mag |
| Spectral class | Xk |
| history | |
| Explorer | Walter Baade |
| Date of discovery | November 9, 1928 |
| Another name | 1928 VB |
| 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. | |
(1103) Sequoia is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on November 9, 1928 by the German astronomer Walter Baade in Bergedorf .
The asteroid is named after Sequoia National Park in the USA.