995 Sternberga
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | S. Beljavskij |
| Discovery site | Simeis |
| Discovery date | June 8, 1923 |
| Designations | |
| 1923 NP | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch August 18, 2005 (JDCT 2453600.5) | |
| Aphelion | 3.054 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.176 AU |
| 2.615 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.168 |
| 4.228 a | |
| 94.657° | |
| Inclination | 13.063° |
| 222.018° | |
| 121.754° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
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Sidereal rotation period
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15.26 ± 0.01[1] h |
995 Sternberga is a main-belt asteroid discovered in 1923 by Sergei Belyavsky at Simeiz Observatory. It was named after Russian astronomer Pavel Shternberg.[2]
Photometric observations of this asteroid collected during 2004 show a rotation period of 15.26 ± 0.01 hours with a brightness variation of 0.15 ± 0.03 magnitude.[1]
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