(730) Athanasia

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Asteroid
(730) Athanasia
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.24346  AU
eccentricity 0.1770
Perihelion - aphelion 1.8464 AU - 2.6405 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 4.233 °
Sidereal period 3,360 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.89 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter ? km
Absolute brightness 13.7 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer J. Palisa
Date of discovery April 10, 1912
Another name 1912 OK
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.

(730) Athanasia is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on April 10, 1912 by the Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa in Vienna .

The name of the asteroid is derived from the Greek and means immortality .

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