(636) Erika
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Asteroid (636) Erika |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.909 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.174 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.403 AU - 3.415 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 7.9 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 34.7 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 297.6 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | February 3, 2009 |
| Sidereal period | 4 a 351 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.3 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | (74 ± 7) km |
| Albedo | 0.05 |
| Rotation period | 14 h 36 min |
| Absolute brightness | 9.5 likes |
| history | |
| Explorer | JH Metcalf |
| Date of discovery | February 8, 1907 |
| Another name | 1907 XP |
| 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. | |
(636) Erika is an asteroid of the main belt , which on February 8, 1907 by American astronomer Joel H. Metcalf in Taunton was detected.
The origin of the name is unknown.