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.

241 Germania
Orbital diagram
Discovery
Discovered byRobert Luther
Discovery date12 September 1884
Designations
(241) Germania
Pronunciation/ərˈmniə/[1]
Named after
Germany
A884 RA, 1953 US, 1953 VK1
Main belt
AdjectivesGermanian
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc131.40 yr (47993 d)
Aphelion3.35991 AU (502.635 Gm)
Perihelion2.73723 AU (409.484 Gm)
3.04857 AU (456.060 Gm)
Eccentricity0.10213
5.32 yr (1944.2 d)
17.04 km/s
277.959°
0° 11m 6.598s / day
Inclination5.50482°
270.362°
80.6364°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions168.90±3.1 km[2]
181.55±6.81 km[3]
Mass(7.386 ± 2.511/2.119)×1018 kg[3]
Mean density
2.357 ± 0.801/0.676 g/cm3[3]
15.51 h (0.646 d)[2]
0.0575±0.002[2]
CP/B[2]
7.81[2]

It was discovered by Robert Luther on 12 September 1884 in Düsseldorf.

Germania is the Latin name for Germany.

References

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  1. ^ Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
  2. ^ a b c d e f "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 241 Germania". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  3. ^ a b c Fienga, A.; Avdellidou, C.; Hanuš, J. (February 2020). "Asteroid masses obtained with INPOP planetary ephemerides". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 492 (1): 589–602. doi:10.1093/mnras/stz3407.
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