(706) Hirundo
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Asteroid (706) Hirundo |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.7274 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1959 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.1931 AU - 3.2617 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 14.471 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4,504 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 18.04 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 29.22 km |
| Albedo | 0.1721 |
| Rotation period | 22.072 h |
| Absolute brightness | 10,882 likes |
| Spectral class | C. |
| history | |
| Explorer | Joseph Helffrich |
| Date of discovery | October 9, 1910 |
| Another name | 1910 KX |
| 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. | |
(706) Hirundo is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on October 9, 1910 by the German astronomer Joseph Helffrich in Heidelberg .
The asteroid is named after the Latin name of the bird family of swallows (Hirundinidae).