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Main-belt asteroid

241 Germania
Discovery
Orbital diagram
Discovered by	Robert Luther
Discovery date	12 September 1884
Designations
MPC designation	(241) Germania
Pronunciation	/dʒərˈmeɪniə/
Named after	Germany
Alternative designations	A884 RA, 1953 US, 1953 VK₁
Minor planet category	Main belt
Adjectives	Germanian
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	131.40 yr (47993 d)
Aphelion	3.35991 AU (502.635 Gm)
Perihelion	2.73723 AU (409.484 Gm)
Semi-major axis	3.04857 AU (456.060 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.10213
Orbital period (sidereal)	5.32 yr (1944.2 d)
Average orbital speed	17.04 km/s
Mean anomaly	277.959°
Mean motion	0° 11 6.598 / day
Inclination	5.50482°
Longitude of ascending node	270.362°
Argument of perihelion	80.6364°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	168.90±3.1 km 181.55±6.81 km
Mass	(7.386 ± 2.511/2.119)×10 kg
Mean density	2.357 ± 0.801/0.676 g/cm
Synodic rotation period	15.51 h (0.646 d)
Geometric albedo	0.0575±0.002
Spectral type	CP/B
Absolute magnitude (H)	7.81

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 12 September 1884 in Düsseldorf.

Germania is the Latin name for Germany.

References

Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
^ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 241 Germania". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
^ Fienga, A.; Avdellidou, C.; Hanuš, J. (February 2020). "Asteroid masses obtained with INPOP planetary ephemerides". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 492 (1): 589–602. doi:10.1093/mnras/stz3407.

External links

The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database
Minor Planet Discovery Circumstances
Asteroid Lightcurve Data File
241 Germania at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- Ephemeris · Observation prediction · Orbital info · Proper elements · Observational info
241 Germania at the JPL Small-Body Database
- Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit viewer · Orbit parameters · Physical parameters

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