1097 Vicia

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1097 Vicia
Discovery A
Discoverer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth
Discovery date August 8, 1928
Alternate
designations
B
1928 PC
Category Main belt
Orbital elements C
Epoch December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5)
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
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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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