(408) Fama
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Asteroid (408) Fama |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Outer main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 3.171 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.139 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.73 AU - 3.612 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 9.1 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 297.5 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 107.5 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | August 1, 2008 |
| Sidereal period | 5 a 236 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 16.6 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 41 ± 2.1 km |
| Albedo | 0.1681 |
| Rotation period | 202 h 6 min |
| Absolute brightness | 9.5 likes |
| history | |
| Explorer | Max Wolf |
| Date of discovery | October 13, 1895 |
| Another name | 1895 CD |
| 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. | |
(408) Fama is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on October 13, 1895 by the German astronomer Max Wolf in Heidelberg .
The asteroid is named after the goddess Fama from Roman mythology.