(143) Adriatic

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Asteroid
(143) Adriatic
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Middle main belt
Major semi-axis 2.764  AU
eccentricity 0.072
Perihelion - aphelion 2.566 AU - 2.962 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 11.5 °
Length of the ascending node 333.2 °
Argument of the periapsis 253 °
Time of passage of the perihelion February 11, 2009
Sidereal period 4 a 218 d
Mean orbital velocity 17.9 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 89.93 km
Albedo 0.0491
Rotation period 22 h 0 min
Absolute brightness 9.12 likes
Spectral class C.
history
Explorer Johann Palisa
Date of discovery February 23, 1875
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.

(143) Adria is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt discovered by Johann Palisa on February 23, 1875 .
Palisa discovered the asteroid at the Pula naval observatory on the Adriatic Sea and named it after this part of the Mediterranean .

Adria moves between 2.5679 ( perihelion ) astronomical units to 2.9547 astronomical units ( aphelion ) in 4 years and 215 days around the sun . The orbit is inclined 11.4719 ° to the ecliptic , the orbital eccentricity is 0.07.

Adria has a diameter of 90 km. It has a dark, carbon-rich surface with an albedo of 0.0491.

See also