(608) Adolfine
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Asteroid (608) Adolfine |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Eos family |
| Major semi-axis | 3.022 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.122 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.653 AU - 3.391 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 9.4 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 294 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 72.8 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | December 8, 2011 |
| Sidereal period | 5 a 93 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.1 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | (25.2 ± 2.3) km |
| Albedo | 0.16 |
| Rotation period | 8.3 h |
| Absolute brightness | 10.6 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | August Kopff |
| Date of discovery | September 18, 1906 |
| Another name | 1906 VD, 1916 Sbu, 1927 QE |
| 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. | |
(608) Adolfine 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.