(792) Metcalfia
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Asteroid (792) Metcalfia |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.6208 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1332 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.2718 AU - 2.9699 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 8.61 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4,243 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 18.40 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 60 km |
| Albedo | 0.0354 (± 0.002) |
| Rotation period | 9 h 17 min |
| Absolute brightness | 10.33 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | JH Metcalf |
| Date of discovery | March 20, 1907 |
| Another name | 1907 ZC |
| 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. | |
(792) Metcalfia is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 20 March 1907 by American astronomer Joel H. Metcalf in Taunton was detected.
The asteroid was named after its discoverer.