(1941) Wild
Asteroid (1941) Wild |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Asteroid family | Schubart family |
Major semi-axis | 3.9757 AU |
eccentricity | 0.2817 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.8556 AU - 5.0958 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 3.952 ° |
Sidereal period | 7,927 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 14.94 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 28.5 km |
Albedo | 0.054 |
Rotation period | 9,050 h |
Absolute brightness | 11,587 likes |
history | |
Explorer | K. Reinmuth |
Date of discovery | October 6, 1931 |
Another name | 1931 TN 1 , 1971 SO 1 , A915 UA |
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. |
(1941) Wild is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on October 6, 1931 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth in Heidelberg .
The asteroid is named after the Swiss astronomer Paul Wild .