226 Weringia

226 Weringia

Discovery
Discovered by	Johann Palisa
Discovery date	July 19, 1882
Designations
Named after	Währing
Alternative names	A912 CC
Minor planet category	Main belt
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
Aphelion	488.585 Gm (3.266 AU)
Perihelion	322.451 Gm (2.155 AU)
Semi-major axis	405.518 Gm (2.711 AU)
Eccentricity	0.205
Orbital period	1630.109 d (4.46 a)
Average orbital speed	18.09 km/s
Mean anomaly	169.798°
Inclination	15.924°
Longitude of ascending node	135.188°
Argument of perihelion	152.672°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	34.0 km
Mass	unknown
Mean density	unknown
Surface gravity	unknown
Escape velocity	unknown
Rotation period	11.1 h
Albedo	0.195
Temperature	unknown
Spectral type	unknown
Absolute magnitude (H)	9.7

226 Weringia is a typical main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by Johann Palisa on July 19, 1882 and was named after Währing, part of Vienna, the city where the asteroid was discovered. Photometric observations during 2008 showed a rotation period of 11.1496 ± 0.0009 hours and a brightness variation of 0.20 ± 0.02 in magnitude.^[1]

References

1. Oey, Julian (October 2009), "Lightcurve Analysis of Asteroids from Leura and Kingsgrove Observatory in the Second Half of 2008", The Minor Planet Bulletin 36 (4): 162–164, Bibcode:2009MPBu...36..162O

External links

• The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database
• Minor Planet Discovery Circumstances
• Asteroid Lightcurve Data File
• LIGHTCURVES AND MAP DATA ON NUMBERED ASTEROIDS N° 1 TO 52225
• 226 Weringia at the JPL Small-Body Database

• Discovery · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters