(971) Alsatia
Asteroid (971) Alsatia |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2.6400 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1619 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.2126 AU - 3.0673 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 13.771 ° |
Sidereal period | 4,289 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 18.33 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 63.76 km |
Albedo | 0.041 |
Rotation period | 9.60 h |
Absolute brightness | 9,937 likes |
Spectral class | C. |
history | |
Explorer | A. Foam mass |
Date of discovery | 1921 |
Another name | 1921 LF, 1961 AA, A908 UE |
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(971) Alsatia is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 23 November in 1921 by French astronomer Alexandre Look mass in Nice was discovered.
The discoverer named the asteroid Alsace ( Alsace ). The computing institute, however, changed the name to the Latin form Alsatia .