(899) Jokaste

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Asteroid
(899) Jokaste
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.9122  AU
eccentricity 0.1982
Perihelion - aphelion 2.3351 AU - 3.4893 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 12.437 °
Sidereal period 4,970 a
Mean orbital velocity 17.45 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 27.69 km
Albedo 0.203
Rotation period 6.245 h
Absolute brightness 9,991 likes
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer Max Wolf
Date of discovery 1918
Another name 1918 EB, 1953 TL 2
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(899) Jokaste is an asteroid of the main belt , which was discovered on August 3, 1918 by the German astronomer Max Wolf in Heidelberg .

The asteroid was named after Iokaste , the mother of Oedipus .

See also