(284) Amalia
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Asteroid (284) Amalia |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Inner main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.357 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.223 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.83 AU - 2.884 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 8.1 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 233.9 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 57.5 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | May 1, 2009 |
| Sidereal period | 3 a 226 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.2 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 53 km |
| Albedo | 0.0602 |
| Rotation period | 8 h 33 min |
| Absolute brightness | 10.05 mag |
| Spectral class | CX |
| history | |
| Explorer | A. Charlois |
| Date of discovery | May 29, 1889 |
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(284) Amalia is an asteroid of the inner main asteroid belt , which was discovered on May 29, 1889 by Auguste Charlois at the Observatory of Nice .
Amalia moves from 1.8320 ( perihelion ) to 2.8831 ( aphelion ) astronomical units around the sun in 3.6223 years . The orbit is 8.0586 ° inclined to the ecliptic , the orbit eccentricity is 0.2232.
Amalia has a diameter of 53 kilometers. It has a dark carbon-rich surface with an albedo of 0.060. It rotates around its own axis in around 8 hours and 33 minutes.