385 Ilmatar

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385 Ilmatar
Orbita asteroida 385.png
Orbital diagram
Discovery
Discovered by Max Wolf
Discovery date1 March 1894
Designations
(385) Ilmatar
Named after
Ilmatar
1894 AX
Main belt
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 122.12 yr (44604 d)
Aphelion 3.19998  AU (478.710  Gm)
Perihelion 2.50226 AU (374.333 Gm)
2.85112 AU (426.521 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.12236
4.81 yr (1758.4 d)
166.647°
0° 12m 17.024s / day
Inclination 13.5514°
345.021°
187.911°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions91.53±1.6  km
62.35  h (2.598  d)
0.2129±0.008
S
7.49

    Ilmatar (minor planet designation: 385 Ilmatar) is a large Main Belt asteroid.

    It was discovered by Max Wolf on March 1, 1894, in Heidelberg. [2] It was named after Ilmatar, virgin spirit of the air from the Finnish epic Kalevala . Its mass is unknown. Its rotation is 62.35 hr.

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    References

    1. "385 Ilmatar (1894 AX)". JPL Small-Body Database . NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory . Retrieved 10 May 2016.
    2. "Physics and Astronomy > Dictionary of Minor Planet Names > (385) Ilmatar". Springer Reference. Retrieved 20 October 2014.