257 Silesia

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257 Silesia
Discovery
Discovered by Johann Palisa
Discovery date April 5, 1886
Designations
Named after Silesia
Alternative names 1929 DD, 1952 FL1,
1952 HU
Minor planet category Main belt
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
Aphelion 521.721 Gm (3.487 AU)
Perihelion 410.669 Gm (2.745 AU)
Semi-major axis 466.195 Gm (3.116 AU)
Eccentricity 0.119
Orbital period 2009.341 d (5.5 a)
Average orbital speed 16.87 km/s
Mean anomaly 2.013°
Inclination 3.648°
Longitude of ascending node 34.893°
Argument of perihelion 24.727°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 73.0 km
Mass unknown
Mean density unknown
Equatorial surface gravity unknown
Escape velocity unknown
Rotation period 15.7095 h
Albedo 0.0545
Temperature unknown
Spectral type unknown
Absolute magnitude (H) 9.47

    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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