263 Dresda

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263 Dresda is a typical Main belt asteroid. It belongs to the Koronis family of asteroids.It has a lightly coloured surface and likely is not composed of carbonaceus materials but is similar in composition as another Koronis family member 243 Ida.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on November 3 1886 in Vienna.Name Dresda derives from the German city of Dresden.

apoapsis (km)

4.65879e+11

average speed (km/s)

63108.0

orbital period (μ)

1.54692e+08

periapsis (km)

3.97493e+11

absolute magnitude

10.4

albedo

0.226

discovery date

1886-11-03

discoverer

Johann Palisa

epoch

30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5)

former name

A905 OC A915 RL, A917 BA 1950 XV, 1977 PC

rotation period (s)

60372.0