905 Universitas

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905 Universitas

Name
Name Universitas
Designation 1918 ES; 1961 WE
Discovery
Discoverer A. Schwassmann
Discovery date October 30, 1918
Discovery site Bergedorf
Orbital elements
Epoch August 18, 2005 (JDCT 2453600.5)
Eccentricity (e) 0.153
Semimajor axis (a) 2.216 AU
Perihelion (q) 1.876 AU
Aphelion (Q) 2.556 AU
Orbital period (P) 3.298 a
Inclination (i) 5.327°
Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) 37.269°
Argument of Perihelion (ω) 342.792°
Mean anomaly (M) 125.787°

905 Universitas is an S-type asteroid orbiting in the Main belt as part of the Flora family. Its diameter is about 21 km and it has an albedo of 0.085 [1]. Its rotation period is approximately 10 hours[2]

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