385 Ilmatar

385 Ilmatar
Discovery
Discovered by Max Wolf
Discovery date March 1, 1894
Designations
Named after
Ilmatar
1894 AX
Main belt
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
Aphelion 480.308 Gm (3.211 AU)
Perihelion 372.044 Gm (2.487 AU)
426.176 Gm (2.849 AU)
Eccentricity 0.127
1756.245 d (4.81 a)
17.65 km/s
25.258°
Inclination 13.567°
345.256°
188.316°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 92.0 km
Mass unknown
Mean density
unknown
unknown
unknown
62.35 hr
Albedo unknown
Temperature unknown
Spectral type
S
7.49

    385 Ilmatar is a large Main Belt asteroid.

    It was discovered by Max Wolf on March 1, 1894, in Heidelberg.[1] It was named after Ilmatar, virgin spirit of the air. Its mass is unknown. Its rotation is 62.35 hr.

    References

    1. "Physics and Astronomy > Dictionary of Minor Planet Names > (385) Ilmatar". Springer Reference. Retrieved 20 October 2014.