Search

The Online Encyclopedia and Dictionary

 
     
 

Encyclopedia

Dictionary

Quotes

 

136 Austria

136 Austria
Orbital characteristics 1
Orbit type Main belt
Semimajor axis 2.286 AU
Perihelion distance 2.091 AU
Aphelion distance 2.482 AU
Orbital period 3.46 years
Inclination 9.57°
Eccentricity 0.086
Physical characteristics 1
Diameter 40.1 km
Rotation period 11.5 hours
Spectral class 5 M
Abs. magnitude 9.69
Albedo 4 0.146
History 2
Discoverer J. Palisa, 1874

136 Austria is a Main belt asteroid. Its composition is metallic nickel-iron.

It was found by the prolific asteroid discoverer Johann Palisa on March 18, 1874. It was his first asteroid discovery and was named after his homeland.


... | Previous asteroid | 136 Austria | Next asteroid | ...

The contents of this article are licensed from Wikipedia.org under the GNU Free Documentation License. How to see transparent copy