(1998) Titius
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Asteroid (1998) Titius |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.4189 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0637 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.2648 AU - 2.5730 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 7.6249 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 351.7562 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 246.6092 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | 7th December 2017 |
| Sidereal period | 3.76 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.15 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 14 km |
| Albedo | 0.126 |
| Rotation period | 6.13 h |
| Absolute brightness | 12.3 mag |
| Spectral class | SMASSII: Xc |
| history | |
| Explorer | Alfred Bohrmann |
| Date of discovery | February 24, 1938 |
| Another name | 1938 DX 1 , 1966 TF |
| 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. | |
(1998) Titius is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on February 24, 1938 by the German astronomer Alfred Bohrmann in Heidelberg .
The name of the asteroid is reminiscent of the German mathematician and astronomer Johann Daniel Titius .