(702) Alauda
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Asteroid (702) Alauda |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 3,194 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.021 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 3.127 AU - 3.261 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 20.6 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 290 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 353.6 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | 19th October 2012 |
| Sidereal period | 5 a 259 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 16.7 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | (195 ± 3) km |
| Albedo | 0.06 |
| Rotation period | 8 h 22 min |
| Absolute brightness | 7.3 likes |
| Spectral class | C. |
| history | |
| Explorer | Joseph Helffrich |
| Date of discovery | July 16, 1910 |
| Another name | 1910 KQ |
| 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. | |
(702) Alauda is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on July 16, 1910 by the German astronomer Joseph Helffrich in Heidelberg . In 2007, a little companion named Pichi üñëm was discovered.
The name is derived from the Latin name of the bird family of the larks (Alaudidae).