Orbital Elements

  • Epoch: 2460200.5 JD
  • Semi-major axis: 2.736 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.2066
  • Inclination: 17.3 deg
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 72.6 deg
  • Argument of Periapsis: 126.98 deg
  • Mean Anomaly: 312.73 deg

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: 40.87100 km
  • Magnitude: 10.89
  • Albedo: 0.015
  • Spectral type (SMASS): B

Shape Model Characteristics

At 2448208.0 JD:
  • Spin period in hours: 12.18978
  • Spin latitude: 64.0
  • Spin longitude: 64.0
  • Spin angle: 0.0
  • Quality level: -1.0

This shape model of asteroid Postrema is provided by the DAMIT database from The Astronomical Institute of the Charles University in Prague, Czechia.

The model is rotated on its Z axis for the purpose of this visualization, which may not reflect actual rotation.