(968) Petunia
Asteroid (968) Petunia |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2.8672 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1341 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 12.4826 AU - 3.2518 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 11.6 ° |
Sidereal period | 4,855 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 17.59 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 27.94 km |
Albedo | 0.2242 |
Rotation period | ? H |
Absolute brightness | 9.99 likes |
Spectral class | S. |
history | |
Explorer | K. Reinmuth |
Date of discovery | 1921 |
Another name | 1921 KW, 1935 QK 1 , 1948 KC |
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(968) Petunia is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on November 24, 1921 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth in Heidelberg .
The name of the asteroid is derived from the plant genus petunias .