(1812) Gilgamesh
Asteroid (1812) Gilgamesh |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Asteroid family | Eos family |
Major semi-axis | 3.0058 AU |
eccentricity | 0.0810 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.7624 AU - 3.2492 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 10.261 ° |
Sidereal period | 5,211 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 17.18 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 19.18 km (± 1.6) |
Dimensions | ? | kg
Albedo | 0.1450 (± 0.027) |
Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
Rotation period | ? H |
Absolute brightness | 11.5 likes |
Spectral class | ? |
history | |
Explorer |
CJ and I. van Houten-Groeneveld , T. Gehrels |
Date of discovery | September 24, 1960 |
Another name | 4645 PL , 1931 BD, 1966 WA, 1973 GF |
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. |
(1812) Gilgamesh is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 24, 1960 by the Dutch research team Cornelis Johannes van Houten , Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels as part of the Palomar-Leiden survey .
The name of the asteroid is derived from the mythological Sumerian hero Gilgamesh .