902 Probitas Explained

Minorplanet:yes
Background:
  1. D6D6D6
902 Probitas
Mpc Name:(902) Probitas
Alt Names:1918 EJ
Discovered:3 September 1918
Epoch:31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Eccentricity:0.17926
Semimajor:2.447AU
Perihelion:2.0084AU
Aphelion:2.8857abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Period:3.83 yr (1398.2 d)
Inclination:6.3472°
Asc Node:353.081°
Arg Peri:28.520°
Mean Motion: / day
Orbit Ref:[1]
Observation Arc:97.58 yr (35642 days)
Uncertainty:0
Abs Magnitude:12.0
Rotation:10.117abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Moid:1.01204AU
Jupiter Moid:2.5861AU
Tisserand:3.467

902 Probitas is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It was discovered by an Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa in Vienna on 3 September 1918.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 902 Probitas (1918 EJ) . . . 2 May 2016.
  2. Book: Lutz D. Schmadel. Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. 2003. Springer Science & Business Media. 978-3-540-00238-3. 81.