(899) Jokaste
Asteroid (899) Jokaste |
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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 .