(718) Erida

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Asteroid
(718) Erida
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.056  AU
eccentricity 0,201
Perihelion - aphelion 2.441 AU - 3.671 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 6.9 °
Length of the ascending node 38.6 °
Argument of the periapsis 175 °
Time of passage of the perihelion March 6, 2011
Sidereal period 5 a 125 d
Mean orbital velocity 16.9 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 73 km
Albedo 0.04
Rotation period 17 h 27 min
Absolute brightness 9.8 likes
history
Explorer J. Palisa
Date of discovery September 29, 1911
Another name 1911 MS, 1952 JK
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(718) Erida is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 29, 1911 by the Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa in Vienna .

The asteroid was named after the daughter of the American astronomer Armin Otto Leuschner .

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