(477) Italia
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Asteroid (477) Italia |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.415 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.189 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.958 AU - 2.872 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 5.3 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 10.7 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 322.3 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | June 27, 2010 |
| Sidereal period | 3 a 275 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.0 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 22 km |
| Albedo | 0.28 |
| Rotation period | 19.4 h |
| Absolute brightness | 10.3 mag |
| Spectral class | S. |
| history | |
| Explorer | Luigi Carnera |
| Date of discovery | August 23, 1901 |
| Another name | 1901 GR, A905 UK |
| 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. | |
(477) Italia is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on August 23, 1901 by the Italian astronomer Luigi Carnera in Heidelberg .
With the name of the asteroid, the discoverer reminds of his homeland Italy .