445 Edna

445 Edna
Discovery
Discovered by E. F. Coddington
Discovery date October 2, 1899
Designations
1899 EX
Main belt
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
Aphelion 570.472 Gm (3.813 AU)
Perihelion 388.401 Gm (2.596 AU)
479.437 Gm (3.205 AU)
Eccentricity 0.19
2095.554 d (5.74 a)
16.64 km/s
189.15°
Inclination 21.347°
292.586°
79.262°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 88.60 ± 4.10[1] km
Mass (3.47 ± 0.78) × 1018 kg[1]
Mean density
9.52 ± 2.50[1] g/cm3
9.29

    445 Edna is a large Main belt asteroid.

    It was discovered by E. F. Coddington on October 2, 1899 at Mount Hamilton, California. It was his third and final asteroid discovery.

    References

    1. 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.

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