(607) Jenny
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Asteroid (607) Jenny |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.853 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.077 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2,632 AU - 3,074 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 10.1 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 285.3 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 290.1 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | September 25, 2010 |
| Sidereal period | 4 a 299 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.6 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | (62.8 ± 2.1) km |
| Albedo | 0.07 |
| Absolute brightness | 9.5 likes |
| history | |
| Explorer | August Kopff |
| Date of discovery | September 18, 1906 |
| Another name | 1906 VC, 1940 TH, 1948 JD |
| 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. | |
(607) Jenny is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 18, 1906 by the German astronomer August Kopff in Heidelberg .
The asteroid is named after Jenny Adolfine Kessler , a friend of the discoverer.