(721) Tabora
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Asteroid (721) Tabora |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 3.5594 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1085 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 3.1733 AU - 3.9455 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 8.344 ° |
| Sidereal period | 6.715 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 15.79 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 76 km |
| Albedo | 0.604 |
| Rotation period | 8.0 h |
| Absolute brightness | 9.208 likes |
| Spectral class | D. |
| history | |
| Explorer | Franz Kaiser |
| Date of discovery | October 18, 1911 |
| Another name | 1911 MZ |
| 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. | |
(721) Tabora is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on October 18, 1911 by the German astronomer Franz Kaiser in Heidelberg .
The asteroid was named after the ocean liner Tabora , which the participants of an astronomical conference had visited.