251 Sophia
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Johann Palisa |
| Discovery date | October 4, 1885 |
| Designations | |
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A907 UA, 1950 RH1, 1953 FN1 | |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5) | |
| Aphelion | 511.622 Gm (3.42 AU) |
| Perihelion | 413.717 Gm (2.766 AU) |
| 462.669 Gm (3.093 AU) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.106 |
| 1986.59 d (5.44 a) | |
Average orbital speed | 16.94 km/s |
| 258.426° | |
| Inclination | 10.527° |
| 156.314° | |
| 287.098° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 28.0 km |
| Mass | unknown |
Mean density | unknown |
| unknown | |
| unknown | |
| 20.216 h | |
| Albedo | 0.219 |
| Temperature | unknown |
Spectral type | unknown |
| 10.0 | |
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251 Sophia is a main belt asteroid.
It was discovered by Johann Palisa on October 4, 1885 in Vienna and was named after Sophia, wife of astronomer Hugo von Seeliger.
References
- The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database
- Minor Planet Discovery Circumstances
- Asteroid Lightcurve Data File
- Minor Planet Lightcurve Parameters
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