183 Istria
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A three-dimensional model of 183 Istria based on its light curve.
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Discovery | |
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Discovered by | J. Palisa |
Discovery date | February 8, 1878 |
Designations | |
Main belt | |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Aphelion | 3.769 AU |
Perihelion | 1.824 AU |
2.797 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.348 |
4.68 years | |
Inclination | 26.41° |
Physical characteristics | |
11.77 hours | |
Albedo | 0.189 |
Spectral type
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S |
9.68 | |
183 Istria is a stony main belt asteroid that was discovered by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa on February 8, 1878,[2] from Pula, Croatia, and named after the Istrian peninsula, which was then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and is where the city of Pula is situated.
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