(562) Salome

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Asteroid
(562) Salome
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Outer main belt
Asteroid family Eos family
Major semi-axis 3,019  AU
eccentricity 0.096
Perihelion - aphelion 2.731 AU - 3.307 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 11.1 °
Length of the ascending node 70.8 °
Argument of the periapsis 262.3 °
Time of passage of the perihelion December 25, 2011
Sidereal period 5 a 90 d
Mean orbital velocity 17.1 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 30.68 km
Albedo 0.1967
Rotation period 6 h 21 min
Absolute brightness 9.95 likes
Spectral class S.
history
Explorer Max Wolf
Date of discovery April 3, 1905
Another name 1905 QH
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(562) Salome is an asteroid of the main belt , which on April 3, 1905 by German astronomer Max Wolf in Heidelberg was discovered.

The asteroid was named after the biblical figure Salome .

See also