(484) Pittsburghia
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Asteroid (484) Pittsburghia |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2,668 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.057 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.517 AU - 2.819 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 12.5 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 127.3 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 189 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | 17th May 2012 |
| Sidereal period | 4 a 131 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 18.2 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 32 km |
| Albedo | 0.20 |
| Rotation period | 10.6 h |
| Absolute brightness | 9.9 likes |
| history | |
| Explorer | Max Wolf |
| Date of discovery | April 29, 1902 |
| Another name | 1902 HX, 1936 EB, 1963 HB |
| 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. | |
(484) Pittsburghia is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 29 April 1902 by German astronomer Max Wolf in Heidelberg was discovered.
The asteroid is named after the US city of Pittsburgh .