Asteroid (1949) Messina
Orbital characteristics
| Epoch 1-Jul-2021 (2459396.5 JD) | |
| Apoapsis | 2.9315 AU |
| 4.3855×108 km | |
| Periapsis | 1.8362 AU |
| 2.7469×108 km | |
| Semi-major axis | 2.3839 AU |
| 3.5662×108 km | |
| Eccentricity | 0.2297383 |
| Inclination | 4.6530 ° |
| Longitude of asc. node | 264.98 ° |
| Argument of periapsis | 66.407 ° |
| Orbital period | 1344.37 days |
| 3.681 years | |
| Avg. orbital speed | 19.03 km/s |
Physical characteristics
| Mean diameter | 3.5600 km |
| Rotation period (sidereal) | 3.6493 hours |
| Albedo | 0.608 |
Links
Shape model data sources
- Ďurech et al., Asteroid models from the Lowell Photometric Database. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2016 link
Downloads
Models
Models are given in Stanford Triangle Format (PLY) and Alias Waveform Format (OBJ) - you can use MeshLab or any other tool to convert them to other formats.
- Messina (Model 1) (PLY 39 KB) (OBJ 61 KB)
- Messina (Model 2) (PLY 39 KB) (OBJ 62 KB)
Please note that the models are in planetocentric coordinate system, with Z axis passing through north pole. Actual rotational axis may differ from planetocentric poles, especially for small irregular bodies.
Surface Textures
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