(1148) Rarahu
Asteroid (1148) Rarahu |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Asteroid family | Eos family |
Major semi-axis | 3.0128 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1157 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.6642 AU - 3.3613 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 10.846 ° |
Sidereal period | 5.229 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 17.16 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 33.22 km |
Albedo | 0.139 |
Rotation period | 6.0 h |
Absolute brightness | 10,035 mag |
Spectral class | K |
history | |
Explorer | A. N. Deitsch |
Date of discovery | July 5, 1929 |
Another name | 1929 NA, A924 OA |
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(1148) Rarahu is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on July 5, 1929 by the Russian astronomer Alexander Nikolajewitsch Deitsch at the Crimean Observatory in Simejis .
The name of the asteroid is a Tahitian female given name, which was taken from Pierre Loti's novel Rarahu - later reprinted as Le mariage de Loti .