183 Istria
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A three-dimensional model of 183 Istria based on its light curve.
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| Discovery | |
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| Discovered by | J. Palisa |
| Discovery date | February 8, 1878 |
| Designations | |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Aphelion | 3.769 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.824 AU |
| 2.797 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.348 |
| 4.68 years | |
| Inclination | 26.41° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 11.77 hours | |
| Albedo | 0.189 |
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Spectral type
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S |
| 9.68 | |
183 Istria is a stony main belt asteroid that was discovered by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa on February 8, 1878,[2] from Pula, Croatia, and named after the Istrian peninsula, which was then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and is where the city of Pula is situated.
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