(485) Genoa

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Asteroid
(485) Genoa
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  December 9, 2014 ( JD 2,457,000.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.7485  AU
eccentricity 0.1924
Perihelion - aphelion 2.2198 AU - 3.2772 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 13.8600 °
Length of the ascending node 193.4641 °
Argument of the periapsis 272.7663 °
Time of passage of the perihelion February 2, 2015
Sidereal period 4.56 a
Mean orbital velocity 17.95 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 63.88 (± 2.9) km
Albedo 0.2072
Rotation period 17.59 h
Absolute brightness 8.1 likes
Spectral class SMASSII: S.
history
Explorer Luigi Carnera
Date of discovery May 7, 1902
Another name 1902 HZ , 1933 FZ 1 , 1934 HA, 1953 PP, 1977 VY 1 , A904 SA
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(485) Genoa is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on May 7, 1902 by the Italian astronomer Luigi Carnera at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory ( IAU code 024) on the western summit of the Königstuhl near Heidelberg .

The asteroid is named after the Italian city of Genoa in Liguria .

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