270 Anahita
Anahita (minor planet designation: 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, and was named after the Avestan divinity Aredvi Sura Anahita.
Orbital diagram | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | C. H. F. Peters |
| Discovery date | 8 October 1887 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | (270) Anahita |
| Pronunciation | /ɑːnəˈhiːtə, ænə-/ |
Named after | Anahita |
Alternative designations | A887 TA, 1926 VG |
Minor planet category | Main belt |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 118.40 yr (43246 d) |
| Aphelion | 2.5290 AU (378.33 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 1.8692 AU (279.63 Gm) |
Semi-major axis | 2.1991 AU (328.98 Gm) |
| Eccentricity | 0.15003 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 3.26 yr (1191.2 d) |
Mean anomaly | 219.26° |
Mean motion | 0° 18m 8.028s / day |
| Inclination | 2.3667° |
Longitude of ascending node | 254.390° |
| 80.490° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 50.78±2.0 km 50.78 km |
Synodic rotation period | 15.06 h (0.628 d) |
| 0.2166±0.018 | |
| S | |
| 8.75 | |
In 2001, the asteroid was detected by radar from the Arecibo Observatory at a distance of 0.92 AU. The resulting data yielded an effective diameter of 47 ± 7 km.
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