(3360) Syrinx
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Asteroid (3360) Syrinx |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Apollo type |
| Major semi-axis | 2.4678 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.7434 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 0.6333 AU - 4.3022 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 21.426 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3,877 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 18.96 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 1.8 km |
| Albedo | 0.17 |
| Rotation period | indefinite |
| Absolute brightness | 15,994 likes |
| Spectral class | indefinite |
| history | |
| Explorer | EF Helin , RS Dunbar |
| Date of discovery | 1981 |
| Another name | 1981 VA |
| 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. | |
(3360) Syrinx is an asteroid of the Apollo-type , which on 4 November 1981 by Eleanor Francis Helin and R. Scott Dunbar at Mount Palomar was discovered. Syrinx is an Apollo asteroid and thus crosses the earth's orbit.
The asteroid was named after the river nymph Syrinx , who is one of the main characters in the musical work Pan and Syrinx by the Danish composer Carl Nielsen .