(956) Elisha
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Asteroid (956) Elisa |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.2984 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.2040 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.8296 AU - 2.7673 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 5.964 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3.485 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.65 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 10 km |
| Albedo | ? |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 12.2 mag |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | K. Reinmuth |
| Date of discovery | 1921 |
| Another name | 1921 JW, 1959 NB |
| 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. | |
(956) Elisa is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on August 8, 1921 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth in Heidelberg .
The asteroid bears the name of the discoverer's mother, Elisa Reinmuth .