858 El Djezaïr
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Name | El Djezaïr |
Designation | 1916 a |
Discovery | |
Discoverer | F. Sy |
Discovery date | May 26, 1916 |
Discovery site | Algiers |
Orbital elements | |
Epoch August 18, 2005 (JDCT 2453600.5) | |
Eccentricity (e) | 0.104 |
Semimajor axis (a) | 2.810 AU |
Perihelion (q) | 2.518 AU |
Aphelion (Q) | 3.103 AU |
Orbital period (P) | 4.712 a |
Inclination (i) | 8.882° |
Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) | 67.304° |
Argument of Perihelion (ω) | 175.635° |
Mean anomaly (M) | 349.363° |
858 El Djezaïr is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. El Djezaïr is Arabic for Algeria (and Algiers, its site of discovery). It is one of the three largest members of the Leto family (a small, well-defined family of asteroids about 2.8 AU distant from the Sun), along with 68 Leto and 236 Honoria, all of which are spectral type S.
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