(301) Bavaria

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Asteroid
(301) Bavaria
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Middle main belt
Major semi-axis 2.725  AU
eccentricity 0.064
Perihelion - aphelion 2.551 AU - 2.899 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 4.9 °
Length of the ascending node 142.6 °
Argument of the periapsis 122.6 °
Time of passage of the perihelion August 5, 2010
Sidereal period 4 a 182 d
Mean orbital velocity 18.0 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 54.32 ± 3.3 km
Albedo 0.0546
Rotation period 12 h 14 min
Absolute brightness 10.1 mag
history
Explorer Johann Palisa
Date of discovery November 16, 1890
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(301) Bavaria is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt , the November 16, 1890 by John Palisa at the observatory of Vienna was discovered.

The celestial body was named after Bavaria , the female symbol of Bavaria .

Bavaria moves at a distance of 2.5475 ( perihelion ) to 2.9055 ( aphelion ) astronomical units around the sun in 4.5021 years . The orbit is inclined 4.8932 ° to the ecliptic , the orbital eccentricity is 0.0656.

Bavaria has a diameter of 54 kilometers. It has a dark carbon-rich surface with an albedo of 0.055.

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