(508) Princetonia
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Asteroid (508) Princetonia |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Outer main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 3.16 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.013 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 3.12 AU - 3.2 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 13.4 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 44.5 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 181.7 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | March 9, 2016 |
| Sidereal period | 5 a 226 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 16.8 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 117 km |
| Albedo | 0.065 |
| Rotation period | 52 h 48 min |
| Absolute brightness | 8.4 mag |
| Spectral class | C. |
| history | |
| Explorer | R. S. Dugan |
| Date of discovery | April 20, 1903 |
| Another name | 1903 LQ, 1926 KA, A920 GF |
| 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. | |
(508) Princetonia is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 20 April 1903 by Raymond Smith Dugan was discovered.
The celestial body is named after Princeton University , USA .