(416) Vaticana
Asteroid (416) Vaticana |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Inner main belt |
Major semi-axis | 2,789 AU |
eccentricity | 0.219 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.178 AU - 3.4 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 12.9 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 58.1 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 198.6 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | June 16, 2008 |
Sidereal period | 4 a 241 d |
Mean orbital velocity | 17.6 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 85 ± 1.7 km |
Albedo | 0.1689 |
Rotation period | 5 h 22 min |
Absolute brightness | 7.89 likes |
Spectral class | S. |
history | |
Explorer | Auguste Charlois |
Date of discovery | May 4, 1896 |
Another name | 1975 LE, 1896 CS |
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. |
(416) Vaticana is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered by Auguste Charlois in Nice on May 4, 1896 . The asteroid is named after the Vatican Hill on the right bank of the Tiber near Rome , which also gave the Vatican State its name.
The brightness in opposition to the sun fluctuates between 12.7 and 10.0 mag due to its orbital eccentricity. A brightness of 10.2 mag was achieved on June 5, 2008, which is the best possible value for a long time. Before that, a higher value was only achieved in 1910 with 10.0 mag.