(272) Antonia

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Asteroid
(272) Antonia
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Middle main belt
Major semi-axis 2,778  AU
eccentricity 0.03
Perihelion - aphelion 2,694 AU - 2,862 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 4.4 °
Length of the ascending node 37.4 °
Argument of the periapsis 64.5 °
Time of passage of the perihelion August 15, 2012
Sidereal period 4 a 231 d
Mean orbital velocity 17.9 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 25 km
Albedo 0.1443
Rotation period 3 h 51 min
Absolute brightness 10.7 mag
history
Explorer A. Charlois
Date of discovery February 4, 1888
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(272) Antonia is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt , which was discovered on February 4, 1888 by Auguste Charlois at the Observatory of Nice .

Antonia moves at a distance of 2.6912 ( perihelion ) to 2.8629 ( aphelion ) astronomical units around the sun in 4.6279 years . The orbit is inclined 4.4437 ° to the ecliptic , the orbital eccentricity is 0.0309.

Antonia has a diameter of 25 kilometers. It has a relatively light surface with an albedo of 0.144.

It is not known who the asteroid was named after.

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