(804) Hispania

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Asteroid
(804) Hispania
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.8381  AU
eccentricity 0.1406
Perihelion - aphelion 2.4391 AU - 3.2371 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 15.377 °
Sidereal period 4,781 a
Mean orbital velocity 17.680 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 157.58 km
Albedo 0.052
Rotation period 14.845 h
Absolute brightness 7.784 likes
Spectral class Pc
history
Explorer J. C. Solá
Date of discovery 1915
Another name 1915 WT, 1953 FU 1 , A903 WA
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(804) Hispania is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 20 March 1915 by the Catalan astronomer José Comas Solá in Barcelona was discovered.

The asteroid bears the Latin name of Spain .

See also