(890) Waltraut

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Asteroid
(890) Waltraut
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Eos family
Major semi-axis 3.0252  AU
eccentricity 0.0533
Perihelion - aphelion 2.8639 AU - 3.1865 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 10.857 °
Sidereal period 5,262 a
Mean orbital velocity 17.12 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 27.33 km
Albedo 0.115
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 10,438 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer Max Wolf
Date of discovery 1918
Another name 1918 DK, A908 GA
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(890) Waltraut is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on March 11, 1918 by the German astronomer Max Wolf in Heidelberg .

The asteroid is named after a character from the opera Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner .

See also