(3026) Sarastro
Asteroid (3026) Sarastro |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 3.028 AU |
eccentricity | 0.026 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.949 AU - 3.107 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 9.640 ° |
Sidereal period | 5.27 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 17.1 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 17.6 km |
Albedo | 0.10 ± 0.03 |
Absolute brightness | 11.9 likes |
history | |
Explorer | Paul Wild |
Date of discovery | October 12, 1977 |
Another name | 1977 TA 1 , 1961 UE, 1969 DB, 1971 OM 1 , 1975 HA, 1982 RQ |
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. |
(3026) Sarastro is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on October 12, 1977 by the Swiss astronomer Paul Wild from the Zimmerwald Observatory at the University of Bern .
The asteroid is named after a character from the opera Die Zauberflöte .