(445) Edna

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Asteroid
(445) Edna
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Outer main belt
Major semi-axis 3,201  AU
eccentricity 0.192
Perihelion - aphelion 2.587 AU - 3.815 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 21.4 °
Length of the ascending node 292.4 °
Argument of the periapsis 80.1 °
Time of passage of the perihelion 15th July 2013
Sidereal period 5 a 265 d
Mean orbital velocity 16.5 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 87.16 km
Albedo 0.0447
Rotation period 19 h 58 min
Absolute brightness 9.29 likes
Spectral class C.
history
Explorer EF Coddington
Date of discovery October 2, 1899
Another name 1899 EX, 1978 PJ 5 , A918 CB
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.

(445) Edna is an asteroid of the main belt , the California (Mt. Hamilton) by US astronomers on October 2, 1899 Edwin Foster Coddington was discovered.

The name of the asteroid is derived from the wife of the founder Julius F. Stone .

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