Orbital Elements

  • Epoch: 2460200.5 JD
  • Semi-major axis: 2.534 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.141
  • Inclination: 1.76 deg
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 10.72 deg
  • Argument of Periapsis: 254.89 deg
  • Mean Anomaly: 309.56 deg

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: 8.70300 km
  • Magnitude: 14.35
  • Albedo: 0.053

Shape Model Characteristics

At 2449217.0 JD:
  • Spin period in hours: 6.19296
  • Spin latitude: 56.0
  • Spin longitude: 56.0
  • Spin angle: 0.0
  • Quality level: 1.5

This shape model of asteroid Plato 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.