(2606) Odessa
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Asteroid (2606) Odessa |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.7595 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.2635 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.0324 AU - 3.4866 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 12.4482 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4.58 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.91 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 16 km |
| Rotation period | 8.2426 h |
| Absolute brightness | 11.7 mag |
| Spectral class | Xk |
| history | |
| Explorer | Nikolai Stepanowitsch Tschernych |
| Date of discovery | April 1, 1976 |
| Another name | 1976 GX 2 , 1955 VE |
| 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. | |
(2606) Odessa is an asteroid of the main belt , which was discovered on April 1, 1976 by the Soviet astronomer Nikolai Stepanowitsch Tschernych at the Crimean Observatory in Nautschnyj .
The asteroid is named after the Ukrainian port city of Odessa on the Black Sea .