226 Weringia
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Johann Palisa |
| Discovery date | July 19, 1882 |
| Designations | |
Named after | Währing |
| A912 CC | |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5) | |
| Aphelion | 488.585 Gm (3.266 AU) |
| Perihelion | 322.451 Gm (2.155 AU) |
| 405.518 Gm (2.711 AU) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.205 |
| 1630.109 d (4.46 a) | |
Average orbital speed | 18.09 km/s |
| 169.798° | |
| Inclination | 15.924° |
| 135.188° | |
| 152.672° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 34.0 km |
| Mass | unknown |
Mean density | unknown |
| unknown | |
| unknown | |
| 11.1 h | |
| Albedo | 0.195 |
| Temperature | unknown |
Spectral type | unknown |
| 9.7 | |
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226 Weringia is a typical main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by Johann Palisa on July 19, 1882 and was named after Währing, part of Vienna, the city where the asteroid was discovered. Photometric observations during 2008 showed a rotation period of 11.1496 ± 0.0009 hours and a brightness variation of 0.20 ± 0.02 in magnitude.[1]
References
- ↑ Oey, Julian (October 2009), "Lightcurve Analysis of Asteroids from Leura and Kingsgrove Observatory in the Second Half of 2008", Bulletin of the Minor Planets Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers 36 (4): 162–164, Bibcode:2009MPBu...36..162O
External links
- The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database
- Minor Planet Discovery Circumstances
- Asteroid Lightcurve Data File
- LIGHTCURVES AND MAP DATA ON NUMBERED ASTEROIDS N° 1 TO 52225
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