265 Anna is a typical Main belt asteroid.
![]() A three-dimensional model of 265 Anna based on its light curve | |
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Johann Palisa |
Discovery date | 25 February 1887 |
Designations | |
(265) Anna | |
Pronunciation | /ˈænə/[1] |
Named after | Anny Weiss |
A887 DA, 1933 QN 1933 RC | |
Main belt | |
Orbital characteristics[2] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 115.71 yr (42263 d) |
Aphelion | 3.06672 AU (458.775 Gm) |
Perihelion | 1.77398 AU (265.384 Gm) |
2.42035 AU (362.079 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.26706 |
3.77 yr (1375.4 d) | |
84.9293° | |
0° 15m 42.3s / day | |
Inclination | 25.6443° |
335.566° | |
251.567° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 23.66±3.0 km |
11.681 h (0.4867 d) | |
0.1045±0.033 | |
11.9 | |
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]
References
edit- ^ Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
- ^ "265 Anna". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ Schmadel, Lutz (5 August 2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9783540002383 – via Google Books.
External links
edit- The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database
- Minor Planet Discovery Circumstances
- Minor Planet Lightcurve Parameters
- 265 Anna at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 265 Anna at the JPL Small-Body Database