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241 Germania
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by: | Robert Luther |
| Discovery date: | September 12, 1884 |
| Alternative names: | 1953 US, 1953 VK1 |
| Minor planet category: | Main belt |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5) | |
| Aphelion distance: | 500.732 Gm (3.347 AU) |
| Perihelion distance: | 413.267 Gm (2.763 AU) |
| Semi-major axis: | 456.999 Gm (3.055 AU) |
| Eccentricity: | 0.096 |
| Orbital period: | 1950.184 d (5.34 a) |
| Avg. orbital speed: | 17.04 km/s |
| Mean anomaly: | 224.416° |
| Inclination: | 5.506° |
| Longitude of ascending node: | 270.638° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 77.676° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions: | 169.0 km |
| Mass: | unknown |
| Mean density: | unknown |
| Equatorial surface gravity: | unknown |
| Escape velocity: | unknown |
| Rotation period: | 15.51 h |
| Albedo: | 0.058 |
| Temperature: | unknown |
| Spectral type: | C |
| Absolute magnitude: | 7.58 |
241 Germania is a very large Main belt asteroid. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of dark, privitive carbonaceous material.
It was discovered by Robert Luther on September 12, 1884 in Düsseldorf.
Germania is the Latin name for Germany.
- The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database
- Minor Planet Discovery Circumstances
- Asteroid Lightcurve Data File
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