471 Papagena
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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Max Wolf |
| Discovery date | June 7, 1901 |
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Designations
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| Alternative names[1] | 1901 GN |
| Minor planet category |
Main belt |
| Epoch April 10, 2007 (JD 2454200.5) | |
| Aphelion | 3.5595 AU (Q) |
| Perihelion | 2.2118 AU (q) |
| Semi-major axis | 2.8856 AU (a) |
| Eccentricity | 0.2335 |
| Orbital period | 4.90 a |
| Mean anomaly | 83.155° (M) |
| Inclination | 14.985° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 84.095° |
| Dimensions | 134.19 km |
| Geometric albedo | 0.1994 |
| Apparent magnitude | 9.16 to 13.01 |
| Absolute magnitude | 6.73 |
| Angular diameter | 0.147" to 0.041" |
471 Papagena is an asteroid. It was discovered by Max Wolf on June 7, 1901. Its provisional name was 1901 GN.
Papagena comes to a favorable near opposition apparent magnitude of better than magnitude 9.6 every five years. On September 30, 2010 it will be magnitude 9.56 and will get brighter every five years until December 12, 2035 when this late to be discovered asteroid will shine at magnitude 9.16.
[edit] External links
- Orbital simulation from JPL (Java) / Ephemeris
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