(460) Scania
Asteroid (460) Scania |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2.718 AU |
eccentricity | 0.104 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2,436 AU - 3 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 4.6 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 205.4 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 162.5 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | August 18, 2012 |
Sidereal period | 4 a 176 d |
Mean orbital velocity | 18.0 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | approx. 22 km |
Albedo | 0.21 |
Absolute brightness | 10.6 mag |
history | |
Explorer | Max Wolf |
Date of discovery | October 22, 1900 |
Another name | 1900 FN |
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. |
(460) Scania is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 22 October 1900 by the German astronomer Max Wolf in Heidelberg was discovered.
The name of the asteroid is derived from the Swedish region Skåne (Latin Scania ).