(254) Augusta

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Asteroid
(254) Augusta
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Inner main belt
Major semi-axis 2.196  AU
eccentricity 0.121
Perihelion - aphelion 1.93 AU - 2.462 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 4.5 °
Length of the ascending node 28.5 °
Argument of the periapsis 233.4 °
Time of passage of the perihelion April 2, 2010
Sidereal period 3 a 93 d
Mean orbital velocity 20.0 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 12 km
Albedo 0.1695
Rotation period 6 h 0 min
Absolute brightness 12.13 mag
Spectral class S.
history
Explorer Johann Palisa
Date of discovery March 31, 1886
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(254) Augusta is an asteroid of the inner main asteroid belt , which on March 31, 1886 by Johann Palisa the Observatory of Wien was discovered.

Augusta moves from 1.9287 ( perihelion ) to 2.4611 ( aphelion ) astronomical units around the sun in 3.2518 years . The orbit is inclined 4.5149 ° to the ecliptic , the orbit eccentricity is 0.1213.

Augusta is only 12 kilometers in diameter. It has a relatively light surface with an albedo of 0.169. In 6 hours it rotates on its own axis.

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