(295565) Hanover

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Asteroid
(295565) Hanover
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  4th September 2017 ( JD 2,458,000.5)
Orbit type Middle main belt
Major semi-axis 2.581  AU
eccentricity 0.152
Perihelion - aphelion 2.19 AU - 2.972 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 7.2 °
Length of the ascending node 354.6 °
Argument of the periapsis 9.5 °
Sidereal period 4.15 a
Mean orbital velocity 18.43 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 1.5 km
Absolute brightness 16.6 mag
history
Explorer Erwin Schwab ,
Stefan Karge
Date of discovery September 27, 2008
Another name 2008 SL 83 , 2006 BH 155
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.

(295565) Hannover is an asteroid of the middle asteroid belt , which is located between the planets Mars and Jupiter . It was discovered on September 27, 2008 by the amateur astronomer Erwin Schwab in collaboration with Stefan Karge at the Taunus Observatory . Using its brightness, Schwab determined the diameter of the asteroid to be around 1.5 kilometers. It orbits the sun in about 4.15 years.

The asteroid was named after the city of Hanover , the birthplace of Wilhelm Herschel , who discovered the planet Uranus .

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Individual evidence

  1. a b minor planet (295565) Hanover. In: Entry on the page of the discoverer. February 13, 2013. Retrieved July 19, 2017 .