(1166) Sakuntala
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Asteroid (1166) Sakuntala |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.5367 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.2080 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.0804 AU - 3.0645 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 18.92 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4.04 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 18.70 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 29 km |
| Albedo | 0.65 |
| Rotation period | (6.30 ± 0.02) h |
| Absolute brightness | 10.3 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | P. Parchomenko |
| Date of discovery | June 27, 1930 |
| Another name | 1930 MA , 1962 KA |
| 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. | |
(1166) Sakuntala is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 27. June 1930 by Soviet astronomer P. Parkhomenko at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in simeiz was discovered.
The name of the asteroid is derived from the main character from the Sanskrit drama Abhijnanashakuntala by Kalidasa .