484 Pittsburghia
This article is about the asteroid, for the major city see Pittsburgh, for other locations see Pittsburgh (disambiguation).
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A three-dimensional model of 484 Pittsburghia based on its light curve. | |
| Discovery | |
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| Discovered by | Max Wolf |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | April 29, 1902 |
| Designations | |
| 1902 HX | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch August 18, 2005 (JDCT 2453600.5) | |
| Aphelion | 2.823 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.511 AU |
| 2.667 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.058 |
| 4.355 a | |
| 162.385° | |
| Inclination | 12.497° |
| 127.407° | |
| 189.073° | |
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Pittsburghia is an asteroid that is in orbit around the Sun 150 million miles from Earth. It is named in honor of the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and its scientific and industrial heritage that produced some of the finest astronomy equipment of the day .
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