(320) Catherine
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Asteroid (320) Catherine |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Eos family |
| Major semi-axis | 3,011 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1144 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.666 AU - 3.355 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 9.39 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 220.0 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 151.6 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | January 7, 2012 |
| Sidereal period | 5 a 82 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.1 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 17 to 37 km |
| Rotation period | 6.9 h |
| Absolute brightness | 10.7 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Johann Palisa |
| Date of discovery | October 11, 1891 |
| Another name | 1954 UF2 |
| 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. | |
(320) Catherine is an asteroid of the outer main asteroid belt , which on October 11, 1891 by John Palisa at the observatory of Vienna was discovered.
Katharina moves at a distance of 2.7 ( perihelion ) to 3.4 ( aphelion ) astronomical units around the sun in 5.2 years . The orbit is inclined 9.4 ° to the ecliptic , the orbital eccentricity is 0.11.