1452 Hunnia
1452 Hunnia, provisional designation 1938 DZ1, is a carbonaceous Meliboean asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 20 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 26 February 1938, by Hungarian astronomer György Kulin at the Konkoly Observatory in Budapest. The asteroid was named in honor of the Hungarian nation.
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | G. Kulin |
| Discovery site | Konkoly Obs. |
| Discovery date | 26 February 1938 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | (1452) Hunnia |
| Pronunciation | /ˈhʌniə/ |
Named after | Hungarians (Nation of Hungaria) |
Alternative designations | 1938 DZ1 · 1953 YA 1953 YM |
Minor planet category | main-belt · (outer) Meliboea |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 79.35 yr (28,981 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.7395 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.4798 AU |
Semi-major axis | 3.1096 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.2025 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 5.48 yr (2,003 days) |
Mean anomaly | 194.78° |
Mean motion | 0° 10m 46.92s / day |
| Inclination | 14.211° |
Longitude of ascending node | 21.352° |
| 94.487° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 18.76±5.25 km 20.00±6.07 km 20.910±0.107 km 21.16 km (calculated) |
Synodic rotation period | 17.2 h |
| 0.0435±0.0036 0.046±0.003 0.05±0.07 0.057 (assumed) 0.06±0.04 | |
| C (assumed) | |
| 12.10 · 12.19 | |
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