(962) Aslög

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Asteroid
(962) Aslög
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  December 9, 2014 ( JD 2,457,000.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Koronis family
Major semi-axis 2.9058  AU
eccentricity 0.1004
Perihelion - aphelion 2.6140 AU - 3.1976 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 2.6034 °
Length of the ascending node 145.6299 °
Argument of the periapsis 223.2265 °
Sidereal period 4,952 a
Mean orbital velocity 17.47 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter ? km
Rotation period 5.465 h
Absolute brightness 11.5 likes
Spectral class S.
history
Explorer K. Reinmuth
Date of discovery October 25, 1921
Another name 1921 KP , 1934 GO, 1938 DM 2 , 1951 XG, A916 UM
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.

(962) Aslög is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on October 25, 1921 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at the State Observatory in Heidelberg-Königstuhl ( IAU code 024).

The asteroid is a member of the Koronis family, a group of asteroids named after (158) Koronis.

The name is derived from the Nordic mythological figure Aslaug , who is mentioned in the Snorra Edda , among others .

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Individual evidence

  1. The family membership of (962) Aslög in the AstDyS-2 database (English)