(770) Bali

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Asteroid
(770) Bali
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.221  AU
eccentricity 0.15
Perihelion - aphelion 1.887 AU - 2.555 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 4.4 °
Length of the ascending node 44.7 °
Argument of the periapsis 18 °
Time of passage of the perihelion December 16, 2009
Sidereal period 3 a 114 d
Mean orbital velocity 19.9 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 16 km
Albedo 0.25
Rotation period 5 h 57 min
Absolute brightness 11.1 mag
Spectral class S.
history
Explorer A. Massinger
Date of discovery October 31, 1913
Another name 1913 TE
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(770) Bali is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on October 31, 1913 by the German astronomer Adam Massinger in Heidelberg .

The asteroid was named after the Indonesian island of Bali .

See also