(523) Ada
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Asteroid (523) Ada |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.968 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.174 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.451 AU - 3.485 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 4.3 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 260.9 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 188.9 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | January 2, 2011 |
| Sidereal period | 5 a 42 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.2 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 32 km |
| Albedo | 0.25 |
| Rotation period | 10 h |
| Absolute brightness | 9.6 likes |
| history | |
| Explorer | R. S. Dugan |
| Date of discovery | January 27, 1904 |
| Another name | 1904 ND, 1937 NB, 1964 XN |
| 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. | |
(523) Ada is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on January 27, 1904 by the American astronomer Raymond Smith Dugan in Heidelberg .
The asteroid is named after Ada Helme, a friend of the discoverer.