Asteroid (487) Venetia
Orbital characteristics
| Epoch 1-Jul-2021 (2459396.5 JD) | |
| Apoapsis | 2.8987 AU |
| 4.3365×108 km | |
| Periapsis | 2.4398 AU |
| 3.6498×108 km | |
| Semi-major axis | 2.6693 AU |
| 3.9931×108 km | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0859761 |
| Inclination | 10.253 ° |
| Longitude of asc. node | 114.77 ° |
| Argument of periapsis | 281.05 ° |
| Orbital period | 1592.88 days |
| 4.361 years | |
| Avg. orbital speed | 18.20 km/s |
Physical characteristics
| Mean diameter | 59.046 km |
| Rotation period (sidereal) | 13.341 hours |
| Albedo | 0.328 |
Links
Shape model data sources
- Marciniak et al., Photometric survey, modelling, and scaling of long-period and low-amplitude asteroids. Astronomy & Astrophysics 610, A7, 2018 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.
- Venetia (Marciniak) (PLY 39 KB) (OBJ 87 KB)
- Venetia (Marciniak) (PLY 39 KB) (OBJ 87 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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