385 Ilmatar Explained

Minorplanet:yes
Background:
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385 Ilmatar
Discoverer:Max Wolf
Discovered:1 March 1894
Mpc Name:(385) Ilmatar
Alt Names:1894 AX
Named After:Ilmatar
Mp Category:Main belt
Epoch:31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Semimajor:2.85112AU
Perihelion:2.50226AU
Aphelion:3.19998abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Eccentricity:0.12236
Period:4.81 yr (1758.4 d)
Inclination:13.5514°
Asc Node:345.021°
Arg Peri:187.911°
Mean Anomaly:166.647°
Density:3.136 ± 1.555/0.607 g/cm
Rotation:62.35abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Spectral Type:S
Abs Magnitude:7.85
Mean Motion: / day
Observation Arc:122.12 yr (44604 d)
Uncertainty:0

385 Ilmatar is a large main belt asteroid.

It was discovered by Max Wolf on March 1, 1894, in Heidelberg.[1] 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) kg. Its rotation is 62.35 hr.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Physics and Astronomy > Dictionary of Minor Planet Names > (385) Ilmatar. Springer Reference. 20 October 2014.