(713) Luscinia
Asteroid (713) Luscinia |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 3.3987 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1664 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.8333 AU - 3.9641 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 10.357 ° |
Sidereal period | 6.266 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 16.16 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 97.97 km |
Albedo | 0.048 |
Rotation period | 8.28 h |
Absolute brightness | 8.97 likes |
Spectral class | C. |
history | |
Explorer | Joseph Helffrich |
Date of discovery | April 18, 1911 |
Another name | 1911 LS, 1936 FM 1 , 1951 NA |
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(713) Luscinia is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on April 18, 1911 by the German astronomer Joseph Helffrich in Heidelberg .
The asteroid was named after the Latin name of the songbird species nightingale (Luscinia).