(755) Quintilla

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Asteroid
(755) Quintilla
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.1715  AU
eccentricity 0.1468
Perihelion - aphelion 2.706 AU - 3.637 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 3.239 °
Sidereal period 5,648 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.72 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 36 km
Rotation period 2.2748 h
Absolute brightness 9,564 likes
Spectral class M.
history
Explorer JH Metcalf
Date of discovery 1908
Another name 1908 CZ
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(755) Quintilla is an asteroid of the main belt , which on April 6, 1908 by American astronomer Joel H. Metcalf in Taunton was detected.

The asteroid was believed to have been named after an Italian girl.

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