241 Germania
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Robert Luther |
| Discovery date | September 12, 1884 |
| Designations | |
Named after | Germany |
| 1953 US, 1953 VK1 | |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5) | |
| Aphelion | 500.732 Gm (3.347 AU) |
| Perihelion | 413.267 Gm (2.763 AU) |
| 456.999 Gm (3.055 AU) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.096 |
| 1950.184 d (5.34 a) | |
Average orbital speed | 17.04 km/s |
| 224.416° | |
| Inclination | 5.506° |
| 270.638° | |
| 77.676° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 178.60 ± 7.84[1] km |
| Mass | (0.86 ± 5.00) × 1018 kg[1] |
Mean density | 0.28 ± 1.67[1] g/cm3 |
| 15.51 h[2] | |
| Albedo | 0.0575[2] |
Spectral type | CP/B[2] |
| 7.58[2] | |
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241 Germania is a very large main-belt asteroid. It is classified as a B-type asteroid and is probably composed of dark, primitive carbonaceous material.
It was discovered by Robert Luther on September 12, 1884 in Düsseldorf.
Germania is the Latin name for Germany.
References
- 1 2 3 Carry, B. (December 2012), "Density of asteroids", Planetary and Space Science 73, pp. 98–118, arXiv:1203.4336, Bibcode:2012P&SS...73...98C, doi:10.1016/j.pss.2012.03.009. See Table 1.
- 1 2 3 4 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 241 Germania". Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
External links
- The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database
- Minor Planet Discovery Circumstances
- Asteroid Lightcurve Data File
- 241 Germania at the JPL Small-Body Database
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