1097 Vicia
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Discovery A | |
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Discoverer | Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth |
Discovery date | August 8, 1928 |
Alternate designations B |
1928 PC |
Category | Main belt |
Orbital elements C | |
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Eccentricity (e) | 0.294 |
Semi-major axis (a) | 395.367 Gm (2.643 AU) |
Perihelion (q) | 279.142 Gm (1.866 AU) |
Aphelion (Q) | 511.592 Gm (3.420 AU) |
Orbital period (P) | 1569.320 d (4.30 a) |
Mean orbital speed | 17.92 km/s |
Inclination (i) | 1.532° |
Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) |
133.857° |
Argument of perihelion (ω) |
176.912° |
Mean anomaly (M) | 98.385° |
Physical characteristics D | |
Dimensions | 21.1 km |
Mass | 9.8×1015 kg |
Density | ?/cm³ |
Surface gravity | 0.0059 m/s² |
Escape velocity | 0.0112 km/s |
Rotation period | ? d |
Spectral class | ? |
Absolute magnitude | 11.7 |
Albedo (geometric) | ? |
Mean surface temperature |
~171 K |
1097 Vicia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. Initially it received the designation 1928 PC. The numerical designation indicates this was the 1097th asteroid discovered. It was named for the Vicia genus of plants.
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