(225) Henrietta

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Asteroid
(225) Henrietta
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Outer main belt
Major semi-axis 3,389  AU
eccentricity 0.264
Perihelion - aphelion 2.494 AU - 4.284 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 20.9 °
Length of the ascending node 197.1 °
Argument of the periapsis 104.1 °
Time of passage of the perihelion October 27, 2013
Sidereal period 6 a 87 d
Mean orbital velocity 15.9 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 96 km
Albedo 0.062
Rotation period 7 h 22 min
Absolute brightness 8.72 likes
Spectral class F.
history
Explorer Johann Palisa
Date of discovery April 19, 1882
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(225) Henrietta is an asteroid of the outer main asteroid belt , which on April 19, 1882 by Johann Palisa the Observatory of Wien was discovered. The asteroid was named after the wife of the astronomer Pierre Jules César Janssen .

Henrietta moves in an eccentric orbit around the Sun at a distance of 2.4945 ( perihelion ) to 4.2837 ( aphelion ) astronomical units in 6.24 years . The orbit is strongly inclined towards the ecliptic at 20.8725 ° , the orbit eccentricity is 0.2640.

Henrietta has an average diameter of about 96 kilometers. It has a dark surface with an albedo of 0.062. It rotates around its own axis in around 7 hours and 21 minutes.

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