(713) Luscinia

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Asteroid
(713) Luscinia
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).

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