(861) Aida

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Asteroid
(861) Aïda
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.137  AU
eccentricity 0.104
Perihelion - aphelion 2.812 AU - 3.462 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 8.1 °
Length of the ascending node 115.1 °
Argument of the periapsis 194.7 °
Time of passage of the perihelion February 8, 2009
Sidereal period 5 a 203 d
Mean orbital velocity 16.8 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter (67 ± 4) km
Albedo 0.06
Rotation period approx. 0.46 d (provisional value)
Absolute brightness 9.6 likes
history
Explorer Max Wolf
Date of discovery January 22, 1917
Another name A906 BG, A918 GA, 1917 DE, 1939 BL, 1947 OF
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(861) Aïda is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on January 22, 1917 by the German astronomer Max Wolf in Heidelberg .

The asteroid is named after the opera Aida by Giuseppe Verdi .

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