(2798) Vergilius
Asteroid (2798) Vergilius |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2.4178 AU |
eccentricity | 0.0592 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.2745 AU - 2.5609 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 5.327 ° |
Sidereal period | 3.759 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 19.16 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | ? km |
Albedo | ? |
Rotation period | ? H |
Absolute brightness | 13.1 mag |
Spectral class | ? |
history | |
Explorer | CJ and I. van Houten-Groeneveld , T. Gehrels |
Date of discovery | September 24, 1960 |
Another name | 2009 PL, 1979 UY 4 , 1979 WB 7 |
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. |
(2798) Vergilius is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 24, 1960 by the Dutch research team Cornelis Johannes van Houten , Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels as part of the Palomar-Leiden survey .
The asteroid is named after the Roman poet Virgil .