241 Germania
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| Discovery A | |
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| Discoverer | Robert Luther |
| Discovery date | September 12, 1884 |
| Alternate designations B |
1953 US, 1953 VK1 |
| Category | Main belt |
| Orbital elements C | |
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| Eccentricity (e) | 0.096 |
| Semi-major axis (a) | 456.999 Gm (3.055 AU) |
| Perihelion (q) | 413.267 Gm (2.763 AU) |
| Aphelion (Q) | 500.732 Gm (3.347 AU) |
| Orbital period (P) | 1950.184 d (5.34 a) |
| Mean orbital speed | 17.04 km/s |
| Inclination (i) | 5.506° |
| Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) |
270.638° |
| Argument of perihelion (ω) |
77.676° |
| Mean anomaly (M) | 224.416° |
| Physical characteristics D | |
| Dimensions | 169.0 km |
| Mass | unknown |
| Density | unknown |
| Surface gravity | unknown |
| Escape velocity | unknown |
| Rotation period | 15.51 h |
| Spectral class | C |
| Absolute magnitude | 7.58 |
| Albedo (geometric) | 0.058 |
| Mean surface temperature |
unknown |
241 Germania is a very large Main belt asteroid. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of dark, privitive carbonaceous material.
It was discovered by Robert Luther on September 12, 1884 in Düsseldorf.
Germania is the Latin name for Germany.
[edit] References
- The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database
- Minor Planet Discovery Circumstances
- Asteroid Lightcurve Data File
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