270 Anahita

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270 Anahita
Discovery A
Discoverer C. H. F. Peters
Discovery date October 8, 1887
Alternate
designations B		 1926 VG
Category Main belt
Orbital elements C
Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
Eccentricity (e) 0.151
Semi-major axis (a) 328.872 Gm (2.198 AU)
Perihelion (q) 279.282 Gm (1.867 AU)
Aphelion (Q) 378.461 Gm (2.53 AU)
Orbital period (P) 1190.534 d (3.26 a)
Mean orbital speed 20.09 km/s
Inclination (i) 2.365°
Longitude of the
ascending node (Ω)		 254.568°
Argument of
perihelion (ω)		 80.427°
Mean anomaly (M) 29.193°
Physical characteristics D
Dimensions 51.0 km
Mass unknown
Density unknown
Surface gravity unknown
Escape velocity unknown
Rotation period 15.06 h
Spectral class S
Absolute magnitude 8.75
Albedo (geometric) 0.217
Mean surface
temperature		 unknown
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270 Anahita is a stony S-type Main belt asteroid.

It was discovered by C. H. F. Peters on October 8, 1887 in Clinton, New York.

It was named after the Avestan divinity Aredvi Sura Anahita.

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