257 Silesia

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257 Silesia
Discovery A
Discoverer Johann Palisa
Discovery date April 5, 1886
Alternate
designations
B
1929 DD, 1952 FL1,
1952 HU
Category Main belt
Orbital elements C
Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
Eccentricity (e) 0.119
Semi-major axis (a) 466.195 Gm (3.116 AU)
Perihelion (q) 410.669 Gm (2.745 AU)
Aphelion (Q) 521.721 Gm (3.487 AU)
Orbital period (P) 2009.341 d (5.5 a)
Mean orbital speed 16.87 km/s
Inclination (i) 3.648°
Longitude of the
ascending node
(Ω)
34.893°
Argument of
perihelion
(ω)
24.727°
Mean anomaly (M) 2.013°
Physical characteristics D
Dimensions 73.0 km
Mass unknown
Density unknown
Surface gravity unknown
Escape velocity unknown
Rotation period unknown
Spectral class unknown
Absolute magnitude 9.47
Albedo (geometric) unknown
Mean surface
temperature
unknown
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257 Silesia is a large Main belt asteroid.

It was discovered by Johann Palisa on April 5, 1886 in Vienna.

It is named after Silesia, a region of the Central Europe.

Little data is available on it.

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