(508) Princetonia
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 .