(240) Vanadis
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Asteroid (240) Vanadis |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Middle main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2,666 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.206 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.118 AU - 3.214 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.1 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 115.2 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 300.2 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | November 6, 2015 |
| Sidereal period | 4 a 129 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 18.0 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 88 km |
| Albedo | 0.057 |
| Rotation period | 10 h 38 min |
| Absolute brightness | 9.00 likes |
| Spectral class | C. |
| history | |
| Explorer | A. Borrelly |
| Date of discovery | August 27, 1884 |
| 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. | |
(240) Vanadis is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt discovered by Alphonse Borrelly at the Marseille Observatory on August 18, 1884 .
Vanadis is an epithet of the goddess Freya from Norse mythology .
Vanadis moves from 2.0551 ( perihelion ) to 3.2134 ( aphelion ) astronomical units around the sun in 4.35 years . The orbit is inclined 2.1043 ° to the ecliptic , the orbital eccentricity is 0.2055.
Vanadis has an average diameter of around 88 kilometers. It has a dark carbon-rich surface with an albedo of 0.057. It rotates around its own axis in around 10 hours and 38 minutes.