(1016) Anitra

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Asteroid
(1016) Anitra
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.2195  AU
eccentricity 0.1282
Perihelion - aphelion 1.935 AU - 2.5041 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 6.041 °
Sidereal period 3,307 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.99 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 10 km
Rotation period 5.964
Absolute brightness 11.9 likes
Spectral class S.
history
Explorer K. Reinmuth
Date of discovery 1924
Another name 1924 QG, 1929 TE 1
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(1016) Anitra is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on January 31, 1924 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory at the University of Heidelberg .

The name of the asteroid is probably the figure of Anitra in Henrik Ibsen's poem Peer Gynt .

The orbit has a semi-major axis of 2.2195 astronomical units and an orbital eccentricity of 0.1282. Thus it moves at a distance of 1.935 ( perihelion ) to 2.5041 ( aphelion ) astronomical units in 3.307 a around the sun . The orbit is 6.041 ° inclined to the ecliptic .

It rotates once around its own axis within around 5.964 hours.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Lutz D. Schmadel Dictionary of minor planet names , 5th edition, Springer Verlag, Berlin / Heidelberg 2003, p. 87, ISBN 3-540-00238-3