(594) Mireille

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Asteroid
(594) Mireille
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Middle main belt
Major semi-axis 2,627  AU
eccentricity 0.352
Perihelion - aphelion 1.701 AU - 3.553 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 32.6 °
Length of the ascending node 155.1 °
Argument of the periapsis 76.9 °
Time of passage of the perihelion 19th January 2013
Sidereal period 4 a 95 d
Mean orbital velocity 17.8 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 9.22 km
Albedo 0.3255
Rotation period 4 h 58 min
Absolute brightness 12.01 mag
history
Explorer Max Wolf
Date of discovery March 27, 1906
Another name 1906 TW
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items.

(594) Mireille is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 27 March 1906 by Max Wolf was discovered.

The asteroid was named after a poetic poem by the French Frédéric Mistral , who also inspired Charles Gounod to create the opera of the same name.

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