254 Augusta

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254 Augusta is a typical small Main belt asteroid. It is an S-type asteroid. The Augusta family of asteroids is named after it as it is the first-numbered member of the family.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on March 31 1886 in Vienna.Augusta was named after the widow of astronomer Carl Ludwig von Littrow.

apoapsis (km)

3.68171e+11

average speed (km/s)

72360.0

orbital period (μ)

1.02618e+08

periapsis (km)

2.88533e+11

absolute magnitude

12.13

albedo

0.17

discovery date

1886-03-31

discoverer

Johann Palisa

epoch

30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5)

former name

n/a

rotation period (s)

21600.0