(447) Valentine
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Asteroid (447) Valentine |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Outer main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.987 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.04 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.867 AU - 3.107 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 4.8 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 72 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 321.9 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | June 10, 2013 |
| Sidereal period | 5 a 59 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.2 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 85 km |
| Albedo | 0.0714 |
| Rotation period | 9 h 39 min |
| Absolute brightness | 8.99 likes |
| Spectral class | TD |
| history | |
| Explorer | Max Wolf and A. Schwassmann |
| Date of discovery | October 27, 1899 |
| Another name | 1899 ES |
| 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. | |
(447) Valentine is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on October 27, 1899 by the German astronomers Max Wolf and Arnold Schwassmann in Heidelberg .
The asteroid bears the name of the daughter of the baron and benefactor Albert von Rothschild .