(7412) Linnaeus
Asteroid (7412) Linnaeus |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Asteroid family | Themis family |
Major semi-axis | 3.172 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1611 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2,661 AU - 3,683 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.577 ° |
Sidereal period | 5.65 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 16.7 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | ± km |
Rotation period | H |
Absolute brightness | 12.9 mag |
Spectral class | ?-Type |
history | |
Explorer | EW Elst |
Date of discovery | September 22, 1990 |
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. |
(7412) Linnaeus is an asteroid of the outer main asteroid belt discovered by EW Elst on September 22, 1990 .
The celestial body was named after Carl von Linné .
Linnaeus moves at a distance of 2.661 ( perihelion ) to 3.683 ( aphelion ) astronomical units around the sun in 5.65 years . The orbit is inclined 2.577 ° to the ecliptic , the orbital eccentricity is 0.1611.