476 Hedwig

Hedwig
Discovery
Discovered by	Luigi Carnera
Discovery site	Heidelberg
Discovery date	August 17, 1901
Designations
MPC designation	476
Alternative names	1901 GQ
Minor planet category	Main belt
Orbital characteristics
Epoch January 4, 2010
Aphelion	2.847553427762386
Perihelion	2.450713383382734
Eccentricity	.07489997361870923
Orbital period	1574.904306549807
Mean anomaly	88.31297634201015
Inclination	10.93836583149195
Longitude of ascending node	286.4816734711598
Argument of perihelion	.8002403943805025
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	116.76 km
Sidereal rotation period	27.33
Geometric albedo	0.0493
Spectral type	T (Tholen), X (SMASSII)
Absolute magnitude (H)	8.55

476 Hedwig (1901 GQ) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 17, 1901, by Luigi Carnera at Heidelberg.

References

External links

JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 476 Hedwig

See also

Discovery · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters

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