(518) Halawe

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Asteroid
(518) Halawe
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Middle main belt
Major semi-axis 2.534  AU
eccentricity 0.226
Perihelion - aphelion 1.962 AU - 3.106 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 6.7 °
Length of the ascending node 204.2 °
Argument of the periapsis 116.9 °
Time of passage of the perihelion April 21, 2012
Sidereal period 4 a 13 d
Mean orbital velocity 18.5 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 16 km
Albedo 0.2880
Absolute brightness 11.0 mag
history
Explorer R. S. Dugan
Date of discovery October 20, 1903
Another name 1903 MO, 1930 FS
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(518) Halawe is an asteroid of the asteroid belt discovered by Raymond Smith Dugan on October 20, 1903 .

The asteroid is named after the dessert halva, which originated in the Arab world .

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