(469) Argentina
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Asteroid (469) Argentina |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 3.178 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.165 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2,654 AU - 3,702 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 11.7 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 334.3 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 207.2 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | June 18, 2008 |
| Sidereal period | 5 a 243 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 16.6 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 126 km |
| Albedo | 0.04 |
| Rotation period | 17.6 h |
| Absolute brightness | 8.6 likes |
| history | |
| Explorer | Luigi Carnera |
| Date of discovery | February 20, 1901 |
| Another name | 1901 GE, 1941 FB 1 , 1948 PG 1 |
| 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. | |
(469) Argentina is an asteroid of the main belt , which was discovered on January 20, 1901 by the Italian astronomer Luigi Carnera in Heidelberg .
The asteroid bears the name of the South American country Argentina .