1996 PW
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Asteroid 1996 PW |
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| Orbit of 1998 PW compared to Neptune's orbit. | |
| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Damocloid |
| Major semi-axis | 277,335 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.991 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.549 AU - 552.121 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 29.798 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 144.53 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4618.68 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Rotation period | 35 h 26 min |
| Absolute brightness | 14 likes |
| Spectral class | SMASSII: Ld |
| history | |
| Explorer | NEAT |
| Date of discovery | August 9, 1996 |
| 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. | |
1996 PW is an asteroid from the group of Damocloids that was discovered on August 9, 1996 as part of the Near Earth Asteroid Tracking project .
The orbit of the asteroid is strongly elliptical with an eccentricity of 0.991, and is reminiscent of that of a comet . The perihelion is 2.549 AU in the asteroid belt, the aphelion is 552.121 AU far beyond the orbit of Neptune. The asteroid may have come from the Oort cloud . It takes the asteroid almost 4619 years to orbit the sun. The orbit incline is about 29.8 degrees.
Web links
- 1996 PW in the JPL Small-Body Database Browser