(881) Athena
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Asteroid (881) Athena |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2,614 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.207 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.072 AU - 3.156 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 14.2 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 277.2 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 41.7 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | July 20, 2010 |
| Sidereal period | 4 a 82 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 18.2 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 12 km |
| Albedo | 0.237 |
| Rotation period | 13.895 h |
| Absolute brightness | 11.8 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Max Wolf |
| Date of discovery | July 22, 1917 |
| Another name | 1917 CL |
| 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. | |
(881) Athena is an asteroid of the main belt , which on July 22 in 1917 by the German astronomer Max Wolf in Heidelberg was discovered.
The asteroid was named after the Greek goddess Athena .