(798) Ruth
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Asteroid (798) Ruth |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Eos family |
| Major semi-axis | 3.0163 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0423 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.8887 AU - 3.1438 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 9.229 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5,239 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.15 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 43.24 km |
| Albedo | 0.158 |
| Rotation period | 8.530 h |
| Absolute brightness | 9.45 mag |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | Max Wolf |
| Date of discovery | 1914 |
| Another name | 1914 VT, 1945 VJ |
| 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. | |
(798) Ruth is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on November 21, 1914 by the German astronomer Max Wolf in Heidelberg .
The asteroid was probably named after the Old Testament Book of Ruth .
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Lutz D. Schmadel : Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. 5th edition. Springer, Berlin / New York / Heidelberg 2003, ISBN 3-540-00238-3 , p. 75 ( limited preview in the Google book search).