2697 Albina
2697 Albina, provisional designation 1969 TC3, is a carbonaceous asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 52 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 9 October 1969, by Russian astronomer Bella Burnasheva at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory, Nauchnyj, on the Crimean peninsula. The asteroid was later named after Russian astronomer Albina Serova.
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | B. Burnasheva |
| Discovery site | Crimean Astrophysical Obs. |
| Discovery date | 9 October 1969 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | (2697) Albina |
Named after | Albina Serova (astronomer) |
Alternative designations | 1969 TC3 · 1929 TB 1936 TL · 1938 BE 1939 DE · 1942 RV 1949 SC1 · 1950 YA 1952 DU1 · 1968 OT 1972 BJ · 1975 QR 1975 RG · 1979 FK2 1983 VR1 |
Minor planet category | main-belt · (outer) |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 87.30 yr (31,887 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.8438 AU |
| Perihelion | 3.2798 AU |
Semi-major axis | 3.5618 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.0792 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 6.72 yr (2,455 days) |
Mean anomaly | 14.298° |
Mean motion | 0° 8m 47.76s / day |
| Inclination | 3.5811° |
Longitude of ascending node | 270.95° |
| 132.11° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 51.36 km (derived) 51.54±1.4 km (IRAS:16) 52.74±0.93 km |
Synodic rotation period | 9.6 h 16.5871±0.0165 h |
| 0.0385 (derived) 0.053±0.002 0.0553±0.003 (IRAS:16) | |
| X · C | |
| 10.6 · 10.2 · 10.96±0.25 · 10.367±0.002 (R) | |
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