(446) Aeternitas

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Asteroid
(446) Aeternitas
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Middle main belt
Major semi-axis 2.787  AU
eccentricity 0.125
Perihelion - aphelion 2.439 AU - 3.135 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 10.6 °
Length of the ascending node 42.1 °
Argument of the periapsis 280.6 °
Time of passage of the perihelion November 11, 2010
Sidereal period 4 a 239 d
Mean orbital velocity 17.8 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 45.4 km
Albedo 0.2361
Rotation period 15 h 44 min
Absolute brightness 8.9 likes
Spectral class A.
history
Explorer Max Wolf
Arnold Schwassmann
Date of discovery October 27, 1899
Another name 1899 ER
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(446) Aeternitas is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on October 27, 1899 by the German astronomers Max Wolf and Arnold Schwassmann in Heidelberg .

The asteroid is named after the Roman goddess Aeternitas .

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