183 Istria
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| Discovery | |
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| Discovered by | J. Palisa |
| Discovery date | February 8, 1878 |
| Designations | |
| Minor planet category | Main belt |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Aphelion | 3.769 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.824 AU |
| Semi-major axis | 2.797 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.348 |
| Orbital period | 4.68 years |
| Inclination | 26.41° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Rotation period | 11.77 hours |
| Albedo | 0.189 |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.68 |
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183 Istria is a stony main belt asteroid that was discovered by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa on February 8, 1878,[2] from Pula, Croatia, and named after the Istrian peninsula, which was then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and is where the city of Pula is situated.
References
- ↑ Yeomans, Donald K., "183 Istria", JPL Small-Body Database Browser (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory), retrieved 2013-04-07.
- ↑ "Numbered Minor Planets 1–5000", Discovery Circumstances (IAU Minor Planet center), retrieved 2013-04-07.
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