(270) Anahita
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Asteroid (270) Anahita |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Inner main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.198 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.15 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.868 AU - 2.528 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.4 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 254.5 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 80.5 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | May 3, 2011 |
| Sidereal period | 3 a 95 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 20.0 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 51 km |
| Albedo | 0.2166 |
| Rotation period | 15 h 4 min |
| Absolute brightness | 8.75 likes |
| Spectral class | S. |
| history | |
| Explorer | CHF Peters |
| Date of discovery | October 8, 1887 |
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(270) Anahita is an asteroid of the inner main asteroid belt , the October 8, 1887 by Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters at the observatory of Clinton (Oneida County, New York) was discovered.
The heavenly body was named after Anahita , the ancient Iranian goddess of water and fertility.
Anahita moves from 1.8670 ( perihelion ) to 2.5296 ( aphelion ) astronomical units around the sun in 3.2593 years . The orbit is inclined 2.3651 ° to the ecliptic , the orbit eccentricity is 0.1507.
Anahita has a diameter of 51 kilometers. It has a light surface with an albedo of 0.217. It rotates around its own axis in around 15 hours and 4 minutes.