(241) Germania
Asteroid (241) Germania |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Outer main belt |
Major semi-axis | 3.052 AU |
eccentricity | 0.097 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.756 AU - 3.348 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 5.5 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 270.5 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 79.1 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | June 10, 2012 |
Sidereal period | 5 a 121 d |
Mean orbital velocity | 17.0 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 169 km |
Albedo | 0.0575 |
Rotation period | 15 h 31 min |
Absolute brightness | 7.58 mag |
Spectral class | CP |
history | |
Explorer | KTR Luther |
Date of discovery | September 12, 1884 |
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(241) Germania is a main belt asteroid . Its orbit has a semi-major axis of 3.0568 and an orbital eccentricity of 0.0954. Thus, it moves at a distance of 2.7651 ( perihelion ) to 3.3484 ( aphelion ) astronomical units in 5.3444 years around the sun . The orbit is inclined 5.5032 ° to the ecliptic .
With a diameter of 169 kilometers, Germania is one of the larger asteroids in the main belt. The asteroid has an albedo of 0.058, which suggests a dark, carbon-rich surface. It rotates around its own axis in around 15.510 hours .
(241) Germania was discovered on September 12, 1884 by Karl Theodor Robert Luther at the Düsseldorf observatory .