(8273) Apatheia

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Asteroid
(8273) Apatheia
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Astraea family
Major semi-axis 2.606  AU
eccentricity 0.239
Perihelion - aphelion 1,983 AU - 3,228 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 5 °
Length of the ascending node 292.4 °
Argument of the periapsis 175.1 °
Sidereal period 1536 d
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 13.4 mag
history
Explorer M. Akiyama and
T. Furuta
Date of discovery November 29, 1989
Another name 1998 WB 2 , 1965 AM 1 ,
1986 AM 1
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.

(8273) Apatheia is a main belt asteroid discovered by Makio Akiyama and Toshimasa Furuta in Susono on November 29, 1989 . It was named after the suggestion of the discoverer after the term Apatheia from Greek philosophy , which means something like "serenity" or "insensitivity".

See also

Individual evidence

  1. (8273) Apatheia in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).Template: JPL Small-Body Database Browser / Maintenance / Alt