(1113) Katja

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Asteroid
(1113) Katja
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.1073  AU
eccentricity 0.1460
Perihelion - aphelion 2.6536 AU - 3.561 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 13.305 °
Sidereal period 5,477 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.90 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 38.50 km
Dimensions ? Template: Infobox asteroid / maintenance / masskg
Albedo 0.207
Medium density ? g / cm³
Rotation period 18,465 h
Absolute brightness 9.251 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer P. F. Schain
Date of discovery August 15, 1928
Another name 1928 QC, A909 DH
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(1113) Katja is an asteroid of the main belt which was discovered on August 15, 1928 by the Russian astronomer Pelageja Fyodorovna Schain at the Crimean Observatory in Simejis .

The asteroid was named after a Russian female given name.

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