(374) Burgundia

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Asteroid
(374) Burgundia
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2,779  AU
eccentricity 0.081
Perihelion - aphelion 2.553 AU - 3.005 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 9 °
Length of the ascending node 219.1 °
Argument of the periapsis 26.6 °
Time of passage of the perihelion October 18, 2012
Sidereal period 4 a 231 d
Mean orbital velocity 17.8 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter (44.7 ± 1.3) km
Albedo 0.30
Rotation period 7.0 h
Absolute brightness 8.7 likes
Spectral class S.
history
Explorer Auguste Charlois
Date of discovery September 18, 1893
Another name 1893 AK, 1948 NK, 1947 FE
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(374) Burgundia is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt discovered by Auguste Charlois at the Observatory of Nice on September 18, 1893 .

The asteroid was named after the Burgundy landscape .

Burgundia moves at a distance of 2.6 ( perihelion ) to 3.0 ( aphelion ) astronomical units in around 4.6 years around the sun . The orbit is inclined 9.0 ° to the ecliptic , the orbital eccentricity is 0.08.

Burgundia is about 45 kilometers in diameter and the albedo of its surface is 0.30. It rotates around its own axis in just under 7 hours.

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