270 Anahita
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| Discovery | |
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| Discovered by | C. H. F. Peters |
| Discovery date | October 8, 1887 |
| Designations | |
| Named after | Anahita |
| Alternative names | 1926 VG |
| Minor planet category | Main belt |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5) | |
| Aphelion | 378.461 Gm (2.53 AU) |
| Perihelion | 279.282 Gm (1.867 AU) |
| Semi-major axis | 328.872 Gm (2.198 AU) |
| Eccentricity | 0.151 |
| Orbital period | 1190.534 d (3.26 a) |
| Average orbital speed | 20.09 km/s |
| Mean anomaly | 29.193° |
| Inclination | 2.365° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 254.568° |
| Argument of perihelion | 80.427° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 50.78 km[1] |
| Mass | unknown |
| Mean density | unknown |
| Equatorial surface gravity | unknown |
| Escape velocity | unknown |
| Rotation period | 15.06 h |
| Albedo | 0.217 |
| Temperature | unknown |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.75 |
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270 Anahita is a stony S-type Main belt asteroid.
It was discovered by C. H. F. Peters on October 8, 1887 in Clinton, New York.
It was named after the Avestan divinity Aredvi Sura Anahita.
References
- The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database
- Minor Planet Discovery Circumstances
- Asteroid Lightcurve Data File
- ↑ "The Supplemental IRAS Minor Planet Survey" Astron. J., 123, 1056-1085
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