226 Weringia
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Johann Palisa |
| Discovery date | 19 July 1882 |
| Designations | |
| (226) Weringia | |
| Pronunciation | /vɛˈrɪŋɡiə/ |
Named after | Währing |
| A882 OA, 1912 CC | |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 133.57 yr (48786 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.26370 AU (488.243 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.16153 AU (323.360 Gm) |
| 2.71261 AU (405.801 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.20316 |
| 4.47 yr (1631.9 d) | |
Average orbital speed | 18.09 km/s |
| 14.8722° | |
| 0° 13m 14.189s / day | |
| Inclination | 15.9657° |
| 134.970° | |
| 154.117° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 33.83±1.5 km |
| 11.147 h (0.4645 d) | |
| 0.2035±0.020 | |
| Temperature | unknown |
| unknown | |
| 9.9 | |
226 Weringia is a typical main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by Johann Palisa on 19 July 1882, and was named after Währing, part of Vienna, the city where the asteroid was discovered. Photometric observations during 2008 showed a rotation period of 11.1496 ± 0.0009 hours and a brightness variation of 0.20 ± 0.02 in magnitude.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "226 Weringia". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ^ Oey, Julian (October 2009), "Lightcurve Analysis of Asteroids from Leura and Kingsgrove Observatory in the Second Half of 2008", The Minor Planet Bulletin, 36 (4): 162–164, Bibcode:2009MPBu...36..162O
External links
[edit]- The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database
- Minor Planet Discovery Circumstances
- Asteroid Lightcurve Data File
- LIGHTCURVES AND MAP DATA ON NUMBERED ASTEROIDS N° 1 TO 52225
- 226 Weringia at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 226 Weringia at the JPL Small-Body Database
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