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183 Istria

183 Istria
Orbital characteristics 1
Orbit type Main belt
Semimajor axis 2.797 AU
Perihelion distance 1.824 AU
Aphelion distance 3.769 AU
Orbital period 4.68 years
Inclination 26.41°
Eccentricity 0.348
Physical characteristics 1
Diameter 35.4 km
Rotation period 11.77 hours
Spectral class 5 S
Abs. magnitude 9.68
Albedo 4 0.189
History 2
Discoverer J. Palisa, 1878

183 Istria is a stony main belt asteroid.

It was discovered by J. Palisa on February 8, 1878 and named after the Istrian peninsula, which was then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.


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