203 Pompeja
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| Discovery A | |
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| Discoverer | C. H. F. Peters |
| Discovery date | September 25, 1879 |
| Alternate designations B |
A895 EA |
| Category | Main belt |
| Orbital elements C | |
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| Eccentricity (e) | 0.061 |
| Semi-major axis (a) | 409.322 Gm (2.736 AU) |
| Perihelion (q) | 384.513 Gm (2.57 AU) |
| Aphelion (Q) | 434.131 Gm (2.902 AU) |
| Orbital period (P) | 1653.102 d (4.53 a) |
| Mean orbital speed | 18.01 km/s |
| Inclination (i) | 3.185° |
| Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) |
348.019° |
| Argument of perihelion (ω) |
59.83° |
| Mean anomaly (M) | 210.675° |
| Physical characteristics D | |
| Dimensions | 116.0 km |
| Mass | unknown |
| Density | unknown |
| Surface gravity | unknown |
| Escape velocity | unknown |
| Rotation period | 46.60 h |
| Spectral class | DCX: |
| Absolute magnitude | 8.76 |
| Albedo (geometric) | 0.041 |
| Mean surface temperature |
unknown |
203 Pompeja is a quite large Main belt asteroid.
It was discovered by C. H. F. Peters on September 25, 1879 in Clinton, New York and named after Pompeii, the Roman town destroyed in volcanic eruption in 79 AD.
[edit] References
- The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database
- Minor Planet Discovery Circumstances
- Asteroid Lightcurve Parameters
- Asteroid Albedo Compilation
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