(679) Pax
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Asteroid (679) Pax |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.5885 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.3112 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.783 AU - 3.3939 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 24.351 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4.165 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | (63.909 ± 0.212) km |
| Rotation period | 8 h 27 min |
| Absolute brightness | 9.01 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | August Kopff |
| Date of discovery | January 28, 1909 |
| Another name | 1909 FY |
| 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. | |
(679) Pax is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on January 28, 1909 by the German astronomer August Kopff in Heidelberg .
The asteroid was named after the Roman goddess Pax (lat .: peace ).