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 designation | 1971 FA |
| Classification | Apollo, NEO |
Osculating Orbital Elements
| Epoch | 2451323,5 |
| Semi major axis | 1,4612 AU |
| Period [Julian yrs] | 1,766 Julian years |
| Inclination | 22,182 ° |
| Eccentricity | 0,6147 |
| Lon. of ascending node | 6,772 ° |
| Argument of perihelion | 325,475 ° |
| Passage of perihelion | 1999-Nov-26.719011 |
| Aphelion distance | 2,3593 AU |
| Mean anomaly | 256,365 ° |
Physical Data
| Radius | 1,85 km |
| Rotation period | 8,572 days |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14,85 |
| Magnitude Slope (G) | 0,15 |
| Color index (B-V) | 0,83 |
| Spectral class | Sr |
Discovery Circumstances
| Discoverer | Tom Gehrels |
| Discovered | 1971-03-24 |
Data File
| Data File Name | 1864_Daedalus.aed |
| Data File Date | 2006-07-19 |
| Data File Size | 2714 kB |
| Covered Period | 1800,00 - 2100,00 |
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