(117093) Umbria

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Asteroid
(117093) Umbria
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  February 16, 2017 ( JD 2,457,800.5)
Orbit type Middle main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.5625  AU
eccentricity 0.1662
Perihelion - aphelion 2.1367 AU - 2.9883 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 5.0792 °
Length of the ascending node 219.2178 °
Argument of the periapsis 5.7480 °
Time of passage of the perihelion February 29, 2016
Sidereal period 4.10 a
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 16.0 mag
history
Explorer Vincenzo Silvano Casulli
Date of discovery July 12, 2004
Another name 2004 NE 9 , 2001 WK 94
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.

(117093) Umbria is an asteroid of the central main belt , which was discovered by the Italian amateur astronomer Vincenzo Silvano Casulli on July 12, 2004 at the observatory in the district of Vallemare ( IAU code A55) in the municipality of Borbona in the province of Rieti .

The asteroid is in a 7-3-2 orbit resonance with Saturn and Jupiter , that is, with seven orbits of (117093) Umbria around the sun , Jupiter has three orbits and Saturn two.

(117093) Umbria was named after the Italian region of Umbria on April 22, 2016 .

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Individual evidence

  1. (117093) Umbria in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).