Orbital Elements

  • Epoch: 2460200.5 JD
  • Semi-major axis: 2.384 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.229
  • Inclination: 4.65 deg
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 264.95 deg
  • Argument of Periapsis: 66.45 deg
  • Mean Anomaly: 213.94 deg

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: 3.56000 km
  • Magnitude: 13.38
  • Albedo: 0.608

Shape Model Characteristics

At 2450903.0 JD:
  • Spin period in hours: 3.649307
  • Spin latitude: -64.0
  • Spin longitude: -64.0
  • Spin angle: 0.0
  • Quality level: -1.0

This shape model of asteroid Messina 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.