(959) Arne
|
Asteroid (959) Arne |
|
|---|---|
| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 3.1853 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.2139 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.5039 AU - 3.8666 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 4.497 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5.66 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 16.69 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 45.176 km (± 0.350) |
| Albedo | 0.067 |
| Rotation period | 123.7 h |
| Absolute brightness | 10.8 mag |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | K. Reinmuth |
| Date of discovery | September 30, 1921 |
| Another name | 1921 KF, 1927 YD |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
(959) Arne is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 30 September 1921 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at Heidelberg State Observatory King chair of the University of Heidelberg was discovered.
The asteroid is named after the son of the Swedish astronomer Bror Ansgar Asplind .