Astronomy:385 Ilmatar

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385 Ilmatar
File:385 Ilmatar.png
Lightcurve-base 3D-model of 385 Ilmatar.
Discovery
Discovered byMax Wolf
Discovery date1 March 1894
Designations
(385) Ilmatar
Named afterIlmatar
1894 AX
Minor planet categoryMain belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc122.12 yr (44604 d)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}3.19998 astronomical unit|AU (478.710 Gm)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}2.50226 AU (374.333 Gm)
2.85112 AU (426.521 Gm)
Eccentricity0.12236
Orbital period4.81 yr (1758.4 d)
Mean anomaly166.647°
Mean motion0° 12m 17.024s / day
Inclination13.5514°
Longitude of ascending node345.021°
187.911°
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter83.857±0.576 km[1]
MassTemplate:Nwr
Mean density3.136 ± 1.555/0.607 g/cm3[2]
Rotation period62.35 h (2.598 d)
Geometric albedo0.242±0.042[1]
S
Absolute magnitude (H)7.85[1]


385 Ilmatar is a large main belt asteroid.

It was discovered by Max Wolf on March 1, 1894, in Heidelberg.[3] It was named after Ilmatar, virgin spirit of the air from the Finnish epic Kalevala. Its mass has been estimated as (1.039 ± 0.515/0.201)×1018 kg.[2] Its rotation is 62.35 hr.

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