(381) Myrrha

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Asteroid
(381) Myrrha
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Outer main belt
Major semi-axis 3.218  AU
eccentricity 0.095
Perihelion - aphelion 2.913 AU - 3.523 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 12.5 °
Length of the ascending node 125.3 °
Argument of the periapsis 138.2 °
Time of passage of the perihelion November 11, 2010
Sidereal period 5 a 283 d
Mean orbital velocity 16.6 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 147.2 × 126.6 km
Albedo 0.0609
Rotation period 6 h 34 min
Absolute brightness 8.25 likes
Spectral class C.
history
Explorer Auguste Charlois
Date of discovery January 10, 1894
Another name 1894 AS
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(381) Myrrha is an asteroid of the main belt discovered by Auguste Charlois in Nice on January 10, 1894 .

The asteroid covered the star γ Geminorum on January 13, 1991 . With over 30 precise observations in Japan, a very precise determination of the diameter could be achieved.

See also

literature

  • I. Sato, M. Sôma, T. Hirose: The Occultation of Gamma Geminorum by the Asteroid 381 Myrrha . In: The Astronomical Journal , Vol. 105 (1993), Issue 4, pp. 1553-1561, ISSN  0004-6256