Astronomy:955 Alstede

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955 Alstede
Discovery
Discovered byK. Reinmuth
Discovery siteHeidelberg
Discovery date5 August 1921
Designations
(955) Alstede
1921 JV
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc94.46 yr (34502 days)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}3.3442 astronomical unit|AU (500.29 Gm)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}1.8501 AU (276.77 Gm)
2.5971 AU (388.52 Gm)
Eccentricity0.28765
Orbital period4.19 yr (1528.7 d)
Mean anomaly294.34°
Mean motion0° 14m 7.764s / day
Inclination10.690°
Longitude of ascending node351.487°
282.412°
Physical characteristics
Mean radius8.665±0.5 km
Rotation period5.19 h (0.216 d)
Geometric albedo0.2135±0.028
Absolute magnitude (H)10.7


955 Alstede is a minor planet orbiting the Sun.

It was discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth in 1921 and was named after his wife Lina Alstede Reinmuth, who also had 954 Li named after her.

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