236 Honoria
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| Discovery A | |
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| Discoverer | Johann Palisa |
| Discovery date | April 26, 1884 |
| Alternate designations B |
A904 PA, 1930 KK, 1953 GJ1 |
| Category | Main belt |
| Orbital elements C | |
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| Eccentricity (e) | 0.19 |
| Semi-major axis (a) | 418.726 Gm (2.799 AU) |
| Perihelion (q) | 339.271 Gm (2.268 AU) |
| Aphelion (Q) | 498.181 Gm (3.33 AU) |
| Orbital period (P) | 1710.398 d (4.68 a) |
| Mean orbital speed | 17.8 km/s |
| Inclination (i) | 7.694° |
| Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) |
186.183° |
| Argument of perihelion (ω) |
173.783° |
| Mean anomaly (M) | 132.413° |
| Physical characteristics D | |
| Dimensions | 86.0 km |
| Mass | unknown |
| Density | unknown |
| Surface gravity | unknown |
| Escape velocity | unknown |
| Rotation period | 12.333 h |
| Spectral class | S |
| Absolute magnitude | 8.18 |
| Albedo (geometric) | 0.127 |
| Mean surface temperature |
unknown |
236 Honoria is a large Main belt asteroid. It is classified as an S-type asteroid.
It was discovered by Johann Palisa on April 26, 1884 in Vienna.
The asteroid was named after Honoria, grand-daughter of the Roman Emperor Theodosius I, who started negotiations with Attila the Hun.
[edit] References
- The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database
- Minor Planet Discovery Circumstances
- Asteroid Lightcurve Data File
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| Previous minor planet | 236 Honoria | Next minor planet |
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