Orbital Elements

  • Epoch: 2460200.5 JD
  • Semi-major axis: 2.867 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.0309
  • Inclination: 3.22 deg
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 102.8 deg
  • Argument of Periapsis: 179.2 deg
  • Mean Anomaly: 175.38 deg

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: 17.49500 km
  • Magnitude: 11.21
  • Albedo: 0.145
  • Spectral type (SMASS): S

Shape Model Characteristics

At 2451076.0 JD:
  • Spin period in hours: 43.2192
  • Spin latitude: -60.0
  • Spin longitude: -60.0
  • Spin angle: 0.0
  • Quality level: -1.0

This shape model of asteroid Dawn 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.