(66) Maya
Asteroid (66) Maja |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Middle main belt |
Major semi-axis | 2,646 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1708 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.194 AU - 3.098 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 3.05 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 7.6 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 43.6 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | June 22, 2010 |
Sidereal period | 4 a 111 d |
Mean orbital velocity | 18.2 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 73 km |
Albedo | 0.06 |
Rotation period | 9.7 h |
Absolute brightness | 9.4 mag |
Spectral class | C. |
history | |
Explorer | HP Tuttle |
Date of discovery | April 9, 1861 |
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(66) Maja is an asteroid of the main belt , which on April 9, 1861 by the American astronomer Horace Parnell Tuttle was discovered.
It was named after Maja , a daughter of Atlas and Pleione , mother of Hermes .
Maja has a dark, carbonaceous surface.