241 Germania

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241 Germania

Discovery
Discovered by	Robert Luther
Discovery date	September 12, 1884
Designations
Alternative names	1953 US, 1953 VK1
Minor planet category	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)
Semi-major axis	456.999 Gm (3.055 AU)
Eccentricity	0.096
Orbital period	1950.184 d (5.34 a)
Average 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.

[edit] References

• The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database
• Minor Planet Discovery Circumstances
• Asteroid Lightcurve Data File

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