218 Bianca
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by: | Johann Palisa |
| Discovery date: | September 4, 1880 |
| Alternative names: | n/a |
| Minor planet category: | Main belt |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5) | |
| Aphelion distance: | 445.878 Gm (2.981 AU) |
| Perihelion distance: | 351.958 Gm (2.353 AU) |
| Semi-major axis: | 398.918 Gm (2.667 AU) |
| Eccentricity: | 0.118 |
| Orbital period: | 1590.479 d (4.35 a) |
| Avg. orbital speed: | 18.24 km/s |
| Mean anomaly: | 301.767° |
| Inclination: | 15.231° |
| Longitude of ascending node: | 170.896° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 60.97° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions: | 61.0 km |
| Mass: | unknown |
| Mean density: | unknown |
| Equatorial surface gravity: | unknown |
| Escape velocity: | unknown |
| Rotation period: | 6.337 h |
| Albedo: | 0.174 |
| Temperature: | unknown |
| Spectral type: | S |
| Absolute magnitude: | 8.6 |
218 Bianca is a sizeable Main belt asteroid. It is an S-type asteroid.
It was discovered by Johann Palisa on September 4, 1880 in Pola and was named after opera singer Bianca Bianchi.
Bianca is also a moon of planet Uranus.
[edit] References
- The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database
- Minor Planet Discovery Circumstances
- Asteroid Lightcurve Data File
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