(48801) Penninger

Asteroid (48801) Penninger
Properties of the orbit ( animation ) Epoch: March 23, 2018 ( JD 2,458,200.5)
Orbit type	Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family	Dora family
Major semi-axis	2.7914 AU
eccentricity	0.2256
Perihelion - aphelion	2.1617 AU - 3.4211 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane	7.8057 °
Length of the ascending node	196.6490 °
Argument of the periapsis	202.0675 °
Sidereal period	4.66 a
Physical Properties
Medium diameter	6.664 ± 0.216 km
Albedo	0.063 ± 0.010
Absolute brightness	14.8 mag
history
Explorer	E. Meyer
Date of discovery	October 22, 1997
Another name	1997 UC ₁ , 1999 CT ₁₁₀
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(48801) Penninger is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on October 22, 1997 by the Austrian astronomer Erich Meyer at the Davidschlag observatory ( IAU code 540) about 30 km north of Linz in Upper Austria .

The celestial body belongs to the Dora family, a group of asteroids named after (668) Dora .

The asteroid was named on August 9, 2006 after the Austrian geneticist Josef Penninger (* 1964).

Individual evidence