183 Istria
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Orbital characteristics 1 | |
---|---|
Orbit type | Main belt |
Semimajor axis | 2.797 AU |
Perihelion distance | 1.824 AU |
Aphelion distance | 3.769 AU |
Orbital period | 4.68 years |
Inclination | 26.41° |
Eccentricity | 0.348 |
Physical characteristics 1 | |
Diameter | 35.4 km |
Rotation period | 11.77 hours |
Spectral class 5 | S |
Abs. magnitude | 9.68 |
Albedo 4 | 0.189 |
History 2 | |
Discoverer | J. Palisa, 1878 |
183 Istria is a stony main belt asteroid.
It was discovered by J. Palisa on February 8, 1878, from Pula, Croatia, and named after the Istrian peninsula, which was then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and where city of Pula is situated.
Minor planets | ||
---|---|---|
Previous minor planet | 183 Istria | Next minor planet |
|
---|
Vulcanoids | Near-Earth asteroids | Main belt | Jupiter Trojans | Centaurs | Damocloids | Comets | Trans-Neptunians (Kuiper belt · Scattered disc · Oort cloud) |
For other objects and regions, see: asteroid groups and families, binary asteroids, asteroid moons and the Solar system For a complete listing, see: List of asteroids. See also Pronunciation of asteroid names and Meanings of asteroid names. |