Orbital Elements

  • Epoch: 2460200.5 JD
  • Semi-major axis: 3.139 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.082
  • Inclination: 12.12 deg
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 39.88 deg
  • Argument of Periapsis: 58.85 deg
  • Mean Anomaly: 154.13 deg

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: 58.96400 km
  • Magnitude: 8.41
  • Albedo: 0.257
  • Spectral type (Tholen): I
  • Spectral type (SMASS): S

Shape Model Characteristics

At 2444935.0 JD:
  • Spin period in hours: 6.24472
  • Spin latitude: 47.0
  • Spin longitude: 47.0
  • Spin angle: 0.0
  • Quality level: -1.0

This shape model of asteroid Atala 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.