(1149) Volga
Asteroid (1149) Volga |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2.8973 AU |
eccentricity | 0.0970 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.6162 AU - 3.1784 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 11.749 ° |
Sidereal period | 4,932 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 17.50 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 55.57 km |
Dimensions | ? | kg
Albedo | 0.338 |
Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
Rotation period | 27.5 h |
Absolute brightness | 10.307 mag |
Spectral class | ? |
history | |
Explorer | E. F. Skwortsow |
Date of discovery | August 1, 1929 |
Another name | 1929 PF |
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(1149) Volga is an asteroid of the main belt discovered on August 1, 1929 by the Russian astronomer Evgenii Fyodorowitsch Skwortsow at the Crimean Observatory in Simejis .
The asteroid is named after the Russian Volga River .