(566) Stereoscopy

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Asteroid
(566) Stereoskopia
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Outer main belt
Major semi-axis 3,384  AU
eccentricity 0.112
Perihelion - aphelion 3.005 AU - 3.763 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 4.9 °
Length of the ascending node 80.2 °
Argument of the periapsis 294.8 °
Time of passage of the perihelion 14th of June 2013
Sidereal period 6 a 82 d
Mean orbital velocity 16.1 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 168.16 km
Albedo 0.0383
Rotation period 12 h 6 min
Absolute brightness 8.03 mag
Spectral class C.
history
Explorer Paul Goetz
Date of discovery May 28, 1905
Another name 1905 QO, 1927 ED, 1928 HC
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(566) Stereoskopia is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on May 28, 1905 by the German astronomer Paul Götz in Heidelberg .

The asteroid was named after an optical device called the stereoscope .

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