(705) Erminia

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Asteroid
(705) Erminia
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  May 23, 2014 ( JD 2,456,800.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.9237  AU
eccentricity 0.0486
Perihelion - aphelion 2.7816 AU - 3.0658 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 25.0406 °
Sidereal period 5.00 a
Mean orbital velocity 17.42 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 134.22 km
Albedo 0.432
Absolute brightness 8.39 likes
Spectral class X
history
Explorer Emil Ernst
Date of discovery October 6, 1910
Another name 1910 KV
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(705) Erminia is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on October 6, 1910 by the German astronomer Emil Ernst in Heidelberg .

The asteroid was named after the opera Erminie by Edward Jakobowski from 1885, which is based on Charles Selby's melodrama Robert Macaire from 1834.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Lutz D. Schmadel : Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . Springer, Heidelberg 2012, 6th edition, page 67 (English)