(447) Valentine

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Asteroid
(447) Valentine
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
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(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 .

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