(1142) Aetolia
Asteroid (1142) Aetolia |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 3.1787 AU |
eccentricity | 0.0891 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.8956 AU - 3.4618 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.101 ° |
Sidereal period | 5,667 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 16.71 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | approx. 22 km |
Rotation period | ? |
Absolute brightness | 10.2 mag |
Spectral class | ? |
history | |
Explorer | K. Reinmuth |
Date of discovery | January 24, 1930 |
Another name | 1930 BC, 1937 LN, 1948 KG |
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. |
(1142) Aetolia is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on January 24, 1930 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory at the University of Heidelberg .
The name is derived from the ancient central Greek region of Aetolia (now Aetolia-Acarnania ).