(663) Gerlinde

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Asteroid
(663) Gerlinde
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.06  AU
eccentricity 0.152
Perihelion - aphelion 2.594 AU - 3.526 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 17.9 °
Length of the ascending node 233 °
Argument of the periapsis 310.5 °
Time of passage of the perihelion March 5, 2009
Sidereal period 5 a 129 d
Mean orbital velocity 16.9 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 101 km
Albedo 0.04
Rotation period 10 h 15 min
Absolute brightness 9.2 likes
Spectral class X
history
Explorer August Kopff
Date of discovery June 24, 1908
Another name 1908 DG, 1948 AB, 1952 WF, 1958 XP
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(663) Gerlinde is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on June 24, 1908 by the German astronomer August Kopff in Heidelberg .

The derivation of the name is unknown.

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