(572) Rebekah

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Asteroid
(572) Rebekah
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Inner main belt
Major semi-axis 2.4  AU
eccentricity 0.157
Perihelion - aphelion 2.024 AU - 2.776 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 10.6 °
Length of the ascending node 194.6 °
Argument of the periapsis 191.8 °
Time of passage of the perihelion January 14, 2010
Sidereal period 3 a 262 d
Mean orbital velocity 19.1 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 29.62 km
Albedo 0.0847
Rotation period 5 h 39 min
Absolute brightness 10.94 mag
Spectral class XDC
history
Explorer Paul Goetz
Date of discovery September 19, 1905
Another name 1905 RB, A915 HA
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(572) Rebekka is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 19, 1905 by the German astronomer Paul Götz in Heidelberg .

The asteroid was named after a young lady from Heidelberg.

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