(191) Kolga

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Asteroid
(191) Kolga
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2,894  AU
eccentricity 0.09
Perihelion - aphelion 2.633 AU - 3.155 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 11.5 °
Length of the ascending node 159.5 °
Argument of the periapsis 228.7 °
Time of passage of the perihelion 15th January 2017
Sidereal period 4 a 337 d
Mean orbital velocity 17.5 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter (94.536 ± 0.433) km
Albedo 0.046
Absolute brightness 9.07 likes
Spectral class XC:
history
Explorer CHF Peters
Date of discovery September 30, 1878
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(191) Kolga is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt , which was discovered on September 30, 1878 by Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters .

The celestial body was named after Kolga , the daughter of Aegir , the god of seafaring and beer from Nordic mythology .

Kolga moves around the Sun at a distance of 2.6 ( perihelion ) to 3.2 ( aphelion ) astronomical units in 4.9 years . The orbit is inclined 11.5 ° to the ecliptic , the orbital eccentricity is 0.09. Kolga has an average diameter of around 95 kilometers. It has a geometric albedo of 0.046.

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