(1488) Aura
Asteroid (1488) aura |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 3.0362 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1238 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.6603 AU - 3.4122 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 10.555 ° |
Sidereal period | 5,291 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 17.09 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | approx. 25 km |
Albedo | ? |
Rotation period | ? |
Absolute brightness | 10.2 mag |
Spectral class | ? |
history | |
Explorer | Yrjö Väisälä |
Date of discovery | December 15, 1938 |
Another name | 1938 XE, 1932 WD, 1950 EM |
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. |
(1488) Aura is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 15 December 1938 by the Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Turku was discovered.
The asteroid was named after the Aurajoki River, on which Turku lies.