(690) Wratislavia

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Asteroid
(690) Wratislavia
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.142  AU
eccentricity 0.1834
Perihelion - aphelion 2.566 AU - 3.718 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 11.3 °
Length of the ascending node 253.2 °
Argument of the periapsis 114.8 °
Time of passage of the perihelion March 5, 2010
Sidereal period 5 a 208 d
Mean orbital velocity 16.7 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter (134 ± 4) km
Albedo 0.06
Rotation period 8 h 38 min
Absolute brightness 8.0 likes
history
Explorer JH Metcalf
Date of discovery October 16, 1909
Another name 1909 HZ, 1942 XH
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(690) Wratislavia is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 16 October 1909 by the American astronomer Joel H. Metcalf in Taunton was detected.

The asteroid was named after the Latin name of the Polish city of Wrocław .

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