(650) Amalasuntha
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Asteroid (650) Amalasuntha |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Hertha family |
| Major semi-axis | 2.457 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.184 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.004 AU - 2.91 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.6 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 215.6 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 178.5 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | October 27, 2011 |
| Sidereal period | 3 a 311 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 18.8 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Rotation period | 16 h 51 min |
| Absolute brightness | 12.93 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | August Kopff |
| Date of discovery | 4th October 1907 |
| 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. | |
(650) Amalasuntha is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on October 4, 1907 by the German astronomer August Kopff in Heidelberg .
The asteroid is named after the Ostrogothic queen Amalasuntha .