(489) Comacina

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Asteroid
(489) Comacina
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.15  AU
eccentricity 0.043
Perihelion - aphelion 3.014 AU - 3.286 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 13 °
Length of the ascending node 166.9 °
Argument of the periapsis 12.3 °
Time of passage of the perihelion March 11, 2012
Sidereal period 5 a 216 d
Mean orbital velocity 16.8 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 139 km
Albedo 0.04
Rotation period 9.0 h
Absolute brightness 8.3 mag
Spectral class C.
history
Explorer Luigi Carnera
Date of discovery September 2, 1902
Another name 1902 JM, A911 DA
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(489) Comacina is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 2 September 1902 by Italian astronomer Luigi Carnera was discovered.

The asteroid is named after Isola Comacina in Lake Como , Italy .

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