(897) Lysistrata

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Asteroid
(897) Lysistrata
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Maria family
Major semi-axis 2.5408  AU
eccentricity 0.0947
Perihelion - aphelion 2.3002 AU - 2.7814 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 14.328 °
Sidereal period 4,050 a
Mean orbital velocity 18.69 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 21.91 km
Albedo 0.262
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 10.23 mag
Spectral class Sl
history
Explorer Max Wolf
Date of discovery 1918
Another name 1918 DZ, 1950 KJ, 1970 KA
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(897) Lysistrata is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on August 3, 1918 by the German astronomer Max Wolf in Heidelberg .

The asteroid was named after the anti-war comedy Lysistrata by the Greek poet Aristophanes .

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