(254) Augusta
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Asteroid (254) Augusta |
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| 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 |
| 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. | |
(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.