(2368) Beltrovata
Asteroid (2368) Beltrovata |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Cupid type |
Major semi-axis | 2.1046 AU |
eccentricity | 0.4138 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 1.2337 AU - 2.9754 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 5.236 ° |
Sidereal period | 3,053 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 20.53 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 2.3 km |
Dimensions | ? | kg
Albedo | 0.13 |
Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
Rotation period | 5.9 h |
Absolute brightness | 14,769 likes |
Spectral class | ? |
history | |
Explorer | Paul Wild |
Date of discovery | 4th September 1977 |
Another name | 1977 RA |
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. |
(2368) Beltrovata is an asteroid of the Cupid type , which was discovered on September 4, 1977 by Paul Wild in Bern .
The asteroid is named after a play on words by Gottfried Keller : He formed the Italian expression “Bella Trovata” or “Beltrovata”, literally “the beautiful found one” , from the initials of the Betty Tendering he was courting. Then again the character Dortchen Schönfund from his novel The Green Heinrich is named.