(1298) Nocturna
Asteroid (1298) Nocturna |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Asteroid family | Nocturna family |
Major semi-axis | 3.1218 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1541 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.6408 AU - 3.6027 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 5.496 ° |
Sidereal period | 5.516 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 16.857 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 40.04 km |
Dimensions | ? | kg
Albedo | 0.058 |
Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
Rotation period | ? H |
Absolute brightness | 10,832 mag |
Spectral class | ? |
history | |
Explorer | K. Reinmuth |
Date of discovery | January 7, 1934 |
Another name | 1934 AE, A904 RA |
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. |
(1298) Nocturna is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on January 7, 1934 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory at the University of Heidelberg .
The name of the asteroid denotes the night .