265 Anna Explained

Minorplanet:yes
Background:
  1. D6D6D6
265 Anna
Discovered:25 February 1887
Named After:Anny Weiss
Mpc Name:(265) Anna
Alt Names:A887 DA, 1933 QN
1933 RC
Pronounced:[1]
Epoch:31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Semimajor:2.42035AU
Perihelion:1.77398AU
Aphelion:3.06672abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Eccentricity:0.26706
Period:3.77 yr (1375.4 d)
Inclination:25.6443°
Asc Node:335.566°
Arg Peri:251.567°
Rotation:11.681abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Abs Magnitude:11.9
Mean Motion: / day
Orbit Ref:[2]
Observation Arc:115.71 yr (42263 d)
Uncertainty:0

265 Anna is a typical Main belt asteroid.

It was discovered by Johann Palisa on 25 February 1887 in Vienna and was probably named after Anny Weiss (née Kretschmar), the daughter-in-law of astronomer Edmund Weiss.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
  2. Web site: 265 Anna . . . 11 May 2016.
  3. Book: Schmadel, Lutz. Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. 5 August 2003. Springer Science & Business Media. 9783540002383 . Google Books.