(127) Johanna

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Asteroid
(127) Johanna
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.755  AU
eccentricity 0.0648
Perihelion - aphelion 2.576 AU - 2.933 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 8.24 °
Length of the ascending node 31.2 °
Argument of the periapsis 94.7 °
Time of passage of the perihelion February 22, 2011
Sidereal period 4 a 209 d
Mean orbital velocity 17.9 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 122 km
Rotation period 12.8 h
Absolute brightness 8.3 mag
Spectral class Ch (SMASS classification)
history
Explorer Prosper Mathieu Henry
Date of discovery November 5, 1872
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items.

(127) Johanna is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt discovered by Prosper Mathieu Henry on November 5, 1872 .

The celestial body was named in memory of Johanna von Orleans .

Johanna moves between 2.6 ( perihelion ) astronomical units to 2.9 astronomical units ( aphelion ) in 4.6 years around the sun . The orbit is 8.2 ° inclined to the ecliptic , the orbital eccentricity is 0.06.

Johanna has a diameter of around 120 km. It rotates on its own axis in just under 13 hours.

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