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Asteroid 1864 Daedalus


Named after Daedalus, an inventor in Greek mythology. He fashioned the wings with which he and his son Icarus escaped from Crete after their imprisonment by Minos.

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Alternate designation1971 FA
ClassificationApollo, NEO

Osculating Orbital Elements
Epoch2451323,5
Semi major axis1,4612 AU
Period [Julian yrs]1,766 Julian years
Inclination22,182 °
Eccentricity0,6147
Lon. of ascending node6,772 °
Argument of perihelion325,475 °
Passage of perihelion1999-Nov-26.719011
Aphelion distance2,3593 AU
Mean anomaly256,365 °

Physical Data
Radius1,85 km
Rotation period8,572 days
Absolute magnitude (H)14,85
Magnitude Slope (G)0,15
Color index (B-V)0,83
Spectral classSr

Discovery Circumstances
DiscovererTom Gehrels
Discovered1971-03-24

Data File
Data File Name1864_Daedalus.aed
Data File Date2006-07-19
Data File Size2714 kB
Covered Period1800,00 - 2100,00