(544) Jetta

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Asteroid
(544) Jetta
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Middle main belt
Major semi-axis 2.591  AU
eccentricity 0.154
Perihelion - aphelion 2.191 AU - 2.991 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 8.4 °
Length of the ascending node 298.4 °
Argument of the periapsis 342.4 °
Time of passage of the perihelion May 1, 2012
Sidereal period 4 a 63 d
Mean orbital velocity 18.4 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 24.58 km
Albedo 0.3208
Rotation period 7 h 45 min
Absolute brightness 9.9 likes
history
Explorer Paul Goetz
Date of discovery September 11, 1904
Another name 1904 OU, 1937 UJ, 1937 VS
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(544) Jetta is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 11, 1904 by the German astronomer Paul Götz in Heidelberg .

The asteroid was named after a figure from a Heidelberg legend.

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