(220) Stephania
Asteroid (220) Stephania |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Inner main belt |
Major semi-axis | 2,348 AU |
eccentricity | 0.258 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 1.742 AU - 2.954 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 7.6 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 258 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 78.7 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | September 9, 2011 |
Sidereal period | 3 a 219 d |
Mean orbital velocity | 19.1 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 31 km |
Albedo | 0.0726 |
Rotation period | 18 h 12 min |
Absolute brightness | 11.0 mag |
Spectral class | XC |
history | |
Explorer | Johann Palisa |
Date of discovery | May 19, 1881 |
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(220) Stephania is a asteroid of the main asteroid belt , which on 19 May 1881 by Johann Palisa the Observatory of Wien was discovered.
The asteroid was named after Stephanie of Belgium , who married Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria-Hungary eight days before it was discovered and now served as Crown Princess of the Danube Monarchy .
Stephania moves in an eccentric orbit around the Sun at a distance of 1.7412 ( perihelion ) to 2.9551 ( aphelion ) astronomical units in 3.5983 years . The orbit is 7.5853 ° inclined to the ecliptic , the orbital eccentricity is 0.2585.
Stephania has a diameter of 31 kilometers. It has a dark surface with an albedo of 0.073. It rotates around its own axis in around 18 hours and 12 minutes.