(299) Torah
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Asteroid (299) Torah |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Inner main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2,434 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.062 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.283 AU - 2.585 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 1.6 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 241.6 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 152 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | May 13, 2012 |
| Sidereal period | 3 a 291 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.1 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 17 km |
| Albedo | 0.1673 |
| Absolute brightness | 11.4 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Johann Palisa |
| Date of discovery | October 6, 1890 |
| 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. | |
(299) Torah is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt , which on 6 October 1890 by Johann Palisa the Observatory of Wien was discovered.
Torah moves around the sun at a distance of 2.2829 ( perihelion ) to 2.5852 ( aphelion ) astronomical units in 3.7975 years . The orbit is 1.6009 ° inclined to the ecliptic , the orbital eccentricity is 0.0621.
Torah has a diameter of 17 kilometers. It has a light surface with an albedo of 0.167.