519 Sylvania Explained

Minorplanet:yes
Background:
  1. D6D6D6
519 Sylvania
Mpc Name:(519) Sylvania
Alt Names:1903 MP
Discovered:20 October 1903
Epoch:31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Eccentricity:0.18590
Inclination:11.021°
Asc Node:44.746°
Arg Peri:302.430°
Mean Motion: / day
Orbit Ref:[1]
Observation Arc:112.35 yr (41035 d)
Uncertainty:0
Abs Magnitude:9.14
Rotation:17.962abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Spectral Type:S

519 Sylvania is a minor planet orbiting the Sun in the main belt. It was discovered on 20 October 1903 by American astronomer R. S. Dugan at the Heidelberg observatory. The name is Latin for forest lands. 519 Sylvania is orbiting the Sun at a distance of with an eccentricity (ovalness) of 0.186 and a period of . The orbital plane is inclined at an angle of 11.0° to the ecliptic. This S-type (stony) asteroid has an estimated diameter of 48 km and is revolving with a period of .[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 519 Sylvania (1903 MP) . . . 6 May 2016.