263 Dresda
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Discovery | |
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Discovered by: | Johann Palisa |
Discovery date: | November 3, 1886 |
Orbital characteristics | |
Epoch 30 January, 2005 (JD 2453400.5) | |
Aphelion | 465.879 Gm (3.114 AU) |
Perihelion: | 397.493 Gm (2.657 AU) |
Semi-major axis: | 431.686 Gm (2.886 AU) |
Eccentricity: | 0.079 |
Orbital period: | 1790.417 d (4.9 a) |
Mean anomaly: | 58.551° |
Inclination: | 1.314° |
Longitude of ascending node: | 216.664° |
Argument of perihelion: | 158.469° |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions: | 23.0 km |
Mass: | unknown |
Mean density: | unknown |
Escape velocity: | unknown |
Rotation period: | 16.77 h |
Albedo: | 0.226 |
263 Dresda is a common Main belt asteroid. It belongs to the Koronis family of asteroids.
It has a lightly-coloured surface and likely is not made of carbonaceus materials, but is made up of similar materials as another Koronis family member, 243 Ida.
It was found by Johann Palisa on November 3, 1886 in Vienna.
Name Dresda comes from the German city of Dresden.
[change] References
- The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database
- Minor Planet Discovery Circumstances
- Asteroid Lightcurve Data File
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