(2329) Orthos
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Asteroid (2329) Orthos |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Apollo type |
| Major semi-axis | 2.4048 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.6573 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 0.8242 AU - 3.9855 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 24.418 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3,729 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.21 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 3.2 - 7.1 km |
| Dimensions | ? kg |
| Albedo | ? |
| Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 14.083 mag |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | Hans-Emil Schuster |
| Date of discovery | 1976 |
| Another name | 1976 WA |
| 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. | |
(2329) Orthos is an asteroid of the Apollo-type , which on 19 November 1976 by Hans-Emil Schuster at the European Southern Observatory in La Silla was discovered.
The asteroid was named after the two-headed dog Orthos from Greek mythology .