(322) Phaeo

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Asteroid
(322) Phaeo
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Middle main belt
Major semi-axis 2.782  AU
eccentricity 0.245
Perihelion - aphelion 2.1 AU - 3.464 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 8.1 °
Length of the ascending node 252.4 °
Argument of the periapsis 115.5 °
Time of passage of the perihelion March 2, 2012
Sidereal period 4 a 234 d
Mean orbital velocity 17.6 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 71 km
Albedo 0.0876
Rotation period 17 h 35 min
Absolute brightness 9.01 mag
Spectral class X
history
Explorer A. Borrelly
Date of discovery November 27, 1891
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(322) Phaeo is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt discovered by Alphonse Borrelly at the Marseille Observatory on November 27, 1891 .

Phaeo moves from 2.1065 ( perihelion ) to 3.4687 ( aphelion ) astronomical units in 4.6543 years around the sun . The orbit is inclined 8.0158 ° to the ecliptic , the orbital eccentricity is 0.2443.

Phaeo has a diameter of 71 kilometers. The asteroid has a dark surface with an albedo of 0.088 and rotates around its own axis in around 17 hours and 35 minutes.

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