(161) Athor
Asteroid (161) Athor |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Inner main belt |
Major semi-axis | 2,379 AU |
eccentricity | 0.138 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.051 AU - 2.707 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 9.1 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 18.7 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 294.1 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | May 6, 2009 |
Sidereal period | 3 a 244 d |
Mean orbital velocity | 19.2 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 44 km |
Albedo | 0.1980 |
Rotation period | 7 h 17 min |
Absolute brightness | 9.15 likes |
Spectral class | M. |
history | |
Explorer | James Craig Watson |
Date of discovery | April 19, 1876 |
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(161) Athor is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 19 April 1876 by the North American astronomer James Craig Watson was discovered.
The asteroid was named after Hathor , the Egyptian goddess of love.