(615) Roswitha
Asteroid (615) Roswitha |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2,632 AU |
eccentricity | 0.112 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2,338 AU - 2,926 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.8 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 13.6 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 246.6 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | 3rd February 2012 |
Sidereal period | 4 a 98 d |
Mean orbital velocity | 18.3 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | (47.9 ± 1.2) km |
Albedo | 0.06 |
Rotation period | 4.4 h |
Absolute brightness | 10.4 mag |
history | |
Explorer | August Kopff |
Date of discovery | October 11, 1906 |
Another name | 1906 VR |
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. |
(615) Roswitha is an asteroid of the main belt , the diameter of which is estimated to be about 50 km.
It was discovered by August Kopff in Heidelberg on October 11, 1906 and taken to Hrotsvit .