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183 Istria

183 Istria
183Istria (Lightcurve Inversion).png
A three-dimensional model of 183 Istria based on its light curve.
Discovery
Discovered by J. Palisa
Discovery date 8 February 1878
Designations
MPC designation (183) Istria
Main belt
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 110.15 yr (40232 d)
Aphelion 3.7708 AU (564.10 Gm)
Perihelion 1.8115 AU (271.00 Gm)
2.7912 AU (417.56 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.35097
4.66 yr (1703.2 d)
294.76°
0° 12m 40.896s / day
Inclination 26.392°
141.95°
264.15°
Earth MOID 1.00809 AU (150.808 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.43334 AU (364.022 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.093
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
17.715±1.4 km
11.77 h (0.490 d)
0.1890±0.034
S
9.68

183 Istria is a stony main belt asteroid that was discovered by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa on February 8, 1878, from Pula, Croatia, and named after the Istrian peninsula, which was then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and is where the city of Pula is situated.



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