236 Honoria
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Discovery
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| Discovered by | Johann Palisa |
| Discovery date | April 26, 1884 |
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Designations
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| Alternative names | A904 PA, 1930 KK, 1953 GJ1 |
| Minor planet category |
Main belt |
| Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5) | |
| Aphelion | 498.181 Gm (3.33 AU) |
| Perihelion | 339.271 Gm (2.268 AU) |
| Semi-major axis | 418.726 Gm (2.799 AU) |
| Eccentricity | 0.19 |
| Orbital period | 1710.398 d (4.68 a) |
| Average orbital speed | 17.8 km/s |
| Mean anomaly | 132.413° |
| Inclination | 7.694° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 186.183° |
| Argument of perihelion | 173.783° |
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Physical characteristics
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| Dimensions | 86.0 km |
| Mass | unknown |
| Mean density | unknown |
| Equatorial surface gravity | unknown |
| Escape velocity | unknown |
| Rotation period | 12.333 h |
| Albedo | 0.127 |
| Temperature | unknown |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude | 8.18 |
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, granddaughter 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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