241 Germania Explained

Minorplanet:yes
Background:
  1. D6D6D6
241 Germania
Discoverer:Robert Luther
Discovered:12 September 1884
Mpc Name:(241) Germania
Alt Names:A884 RA, 1953 US,
Pronounced:[1]
Adjective:Germanian
Named After:Germany
Mp Category:Main belt
Epoch:31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Semimajor:3.04857AU
Perihelion:2.73723AU
Aphelion:3.35991abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Eccentricity:0.10213
Period:5.32 yr (1944.2 d)
Inclination:5.50482°
Asc Node:270.362°
Arg Peri:80.6364°
Mean Anomaly:277.959°
Avg Speed:17.04 km/s
Dimensions:
Density:2.357 ± 0.801/0.676 g/cm
Rotation:15.51abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Spectral Type:CP/B
Abs Magnitude:7.81
Mean Motion: / day
Observation Arc:131.40 yr (47993 d)
Uncertainty:0

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language