(206) Hersilia
Asteroid (206) Hersilia |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Middle main belt |
Major semi-axis | 2.74 AU |
eccentricity | 0.041 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.629 AU - 2.851 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 3.8 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 145.3 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 300.3 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | March 9, 2012 |
Sidereal period | 4 a 196 d |
Mean orbital velocity | 18.0 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 113 km |
Rotation period | 11 h 7 min |
Absolute brightness | 8.68 likes |
Spectral class | C. |
history | |
Explorer | CHF Peters |
Date of discovery | October 13, 1879 |
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(206) Hersilia is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt discovered on October 8, 1879 by Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters .
The celestial body was named after Hersilia , the wife of Romulus from Roman mythology .
Hersilia moves from 2.6297 ( perihelion ) to 2.8522 ( aphelion ) astronomical units around the Sun in 4.538 years . The orbit is inclined 3.7807 ° to the ecliptic , the orbital eccentricity is 0.0406.
Hersilia has a diameter of 113 kilometers.