(915) Cosette

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Asteroid
(915) Cosette
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.2275  AU
eccentricity 0.1396
Perihelion - aphelion 1.9166 AU - 2.5383 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 5.553 °
Sidereal period 3,324 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.96 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 15.1 km
Albedo 0.160
Rotation period 4,445 h
Absolute brightness 11,511 likes
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer François Gonnessiat
Date of discovery 1918
Another name 1918 b, 1933 FB 2
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(915) Cosette is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 14 December 1918 by the astronomer François Gonnessiat was discovered.

The asteroid bears the name of the discoverer's daughter.

See also