(805) Hormuthia

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Asteroid
(805) Hormuthia
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.1914  AU
eccentricity 0.1879
Perihelion - aphelion 2.5919 AU - 3.791 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 15.718 °
Sidereal period 5,701 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.67 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 66.94 km
Albedo 0.047
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 9,563 likes
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer Max Wolf
Date of discovery 1915
Another name 1915 WW, 1928 QG, 1950 FU
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(805) Hormuthia is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on April 17, 1915 by the German astronomer Max Wolf in Heidelberg .

The asteroid was named after Hormuth Kopff , wife of the German astronomer August Kopff .

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