(535) Montague

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Asteroid
(535) Montague
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.57  AU
eccentricity 0.025
Perihelion - aphelion 2.506 AU - 2.634 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 6.8 °
Length of the ascending node 84.9 °
Argument of the periapsis 68.6 °
Time of passage of the perihelion August 14, 2010
Sidereal period 4 a 44 d
Mean orbital velocity 18.6 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter (74 ± 5) km
Albedo 0.05
Rotation period 10.2 h
Absolute brightness 9.5 likes
Spectral class C.
history
Explorer Raymond Smith Dugan
Date of discovery May 7, 1904
Another name 1904 OC, 1959 VL, A903 BD
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(535) Montague is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 7 May 1904 by Raymond Smith Dugan was discovered.

The asteroid was named after the small town of Montague in the US state of Massachusetts .

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