Asteroid 1566 Icarus
Named after Icarus, the son of Daedalus in Greek mythology. He flew too close to the Sun.
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| Alternate designation | 1949 MA |
| Classification | Apollo, Venus-crosser, Mars-crosser, Mercury-crosser, NEO |
Osculating Orbital Elements
| Epoch | 2441995,5 |
| Semi major axis | 1,0779 AU |
| Period [Julian yrs] | 1,119 Julian years |
| Inclination | 22,932 ° |
| Eccentricity | 0,8267 |
| Lon. of ascending node | 88,280 ° |
| Argument of perihelion | 31,093 ° |
| Passage of perihelion | 1973-Dec-05.652340 |
| Aphelion distance | 1,9690 AU |
| Mean anomaly | 336,526 ° |
Physical Data
| Radius | 0,50 km |
| Rotation period | 2,273 days |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16,9 |
| Magnitude Slope (G) | 0,15 |
| Color index (B-V) | 0,774 |
| Geometric albedo | 0,51 |
| Spectral class | n.a. |
Discovery Circumstances
| Discoverer | Walter Baade |
| Discovered | 1949-06-27 |
Data File
| Data File Name | 1566_Icarus.aed |
| Data File Date | 2006-07-19 |
| Data File Size | 2714 kB |
| Covered Period | 1800,00 - 2100,00 |
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