(806) Gyldenia

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Asteroid
(806) Gyldénia
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.2133  AU
eccentricity 0.0698
Perihelion - aphelion 2.989 AU - 3.4375 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 14.239 °
Sidereal period 5,760 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.62 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 62.64 km
Albedo 0.026
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 10.07 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer Max Wolf
Date of discovery 1915
Another name 1915 WX, 1950 LT
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(806) Gyldénia is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on April 18, 1915 by the German astronomer Max Wolf in Heidelberg .

The asteroid was named after the Swedish astronomer Johan August Hugo Gyldén .

See also