1097 Vicia

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1097 Vicia
Discovery
Discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth
Discovery date August 8, 1928
Designations
Named after Vicia
Alternative names 1928 PC
Minor planet category Main belt
Orbital characteristics
Epoch December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5)
Aphelion 511.592 Gm (3.420 AU)
Perihelion 279.142 Gm (1.866 AU)
Semi-major axis 395.367 Gm (2.643 AU)
Eccentricity 0.294
Orbital period 1569.320 d(4.30 a)
Average orbital speed 17.92 km/s
Mean anomaly 98.385°
Inclination 1.532°
Longitude of ascending node 133.857°
Argument of perihelion 176.912°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 21.1[1] km
Mass 9.8×1015 kg
Mean density ?/cm³
Equatorial surface gravity 0.0059 m/s²
Escape velocity 0.0112 km/s
Rotation period 1.10[1] d
Albedo ?
Temperature ~171 K
Spectral type ?
Absolute magnitude (H) 11.7

    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. Measurements of the lightcurve made in 2010 and 2011 give a rotation period of 26.5 ± 0.1 hours.[1]

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    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Gartrelle, Gordon M. (April 2012), "Lightcurve Results for Eleven Asteroids", The Minor Planet Bulletin (Minor Planets Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers) 39 (2): 40–46, Bibcode:2012MPBu...39...40G, retrieved 2013-02-21. 

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