(950) Ahrensa
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Asteroid (950) Ahrensa |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.3725 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1584 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.9967 AU - 2.7482 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 23.456 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3.65 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.34 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 15.03 ± 1.8 km |
| Albedo | 0.1793 ± 0.054 |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 11,022 mag |
| Spectral class | S. |
| history | |
| Explorer | K. Reinmuth |
| Date of discovery | April 1, 1921 |
| Another name | A904 RF, 1921 JP, 1955 SU 2 , 1974 VG 3 |
| 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. | |
(950) Ahrensa is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 1 April 1921 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at Heidelberg State Observatory King chair of the University of Heidelberg was discovered.
The name of the asteroid is derived from the Ahrens family, who were friends with the discoverer .