(1288) Santa
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Asteroid (1288) Santa |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.8854 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0605 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.7104 AU - 3.0604 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 7.56 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4,901 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.53 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 34.62 km |
| Dimensions | ? kg |
| Albedo | 0.088 |
| Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
| Rotation period | 8.280 h |
| Absolute brightness | 11,257 likes |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | Eugène Delporte |
| Date of discovery | 1933 |
| Another name | 1933 QM, 1960 CA |
| 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. | |
(1288) Santa is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 26. August 1933 by the Belgian astronomer Eugène Joseph Delporte in Ukkel was discovered.
The name was given at the suggestion of the Italian astronomer and orbit calculator E. de Caro .