(464) Megaira
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Asteroid (464) Megaira |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.804 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.2025 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.236 AU - 3.372 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 10.16 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 102.4 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 258.7 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | June 6, 2012 |
| Sidereal period | 4 a 254 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.6 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 74 km |
| Albedo | 0.05 |
| Absolute brightness | 9.5 likes |
| history | |
| Explorer | Max Wolf |
| Date of discovery | January 9, 1901 |
| Another name | 1901 FV, 1929 AH, A912 JR |
| 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. | |
(464) Megaira is an asteroid of the main belt , which on January 9, 1901 by German astronomer Max Wolf in Heidelberg was discovered.
The asteroid is named after Megaira , one of the Erinyes from Greek mythology.