(905) Universitas
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Asteroid (905) Universitas |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.2162 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1532 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.8767 AU - 2.5557 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 5.327 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3,299 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 21.36 km |
| Albedo | 0.0895 |
| Rotation period | 10 h |
| Absolute brightness | 11,411 mag |
| Spectral class | S. |
| history | |
| Explorer | A. Schwassmann |
| Date of discovery | 1918 |
| Another name | 1918 ES, 1961 WE |
| 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. | |
(905) Universitas is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on October 30, 1918 by the German astronomer A. Schwassmann in Hamburg-Bergedorf .
The name is derived from the Latin word for university, which specifically refers to the University of Hamburg.