(6336) Dodo
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Asteroid (6336) Dodo |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.4730 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0976 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.2316 AU - 2.7144 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 9.5025 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 24.3244 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 358.7673 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3.89 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 18.93 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 8.704 (± 0.215) km |
| Albedo | 0.0161 (± 0.042) |
| Absolute brightness | 13.1 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | S. Ōtomo |
| Date of discovery | October 21, 1992 |
| Another name | 1992 UU , 1982 BA 6 , 1975 GQ, 1953 TN 1 , |
| 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. | |
(6336) Dodo is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 21 October 1992 by the Japanese astronomer Satoru Ōtomo in Kiyosato in Yamanashi Prefecture was discovered.
It was named on July 28, 1999 after the dodo , an extinct, flightless bird from the island of Mauritius .