460 Scania
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460 Scania (/ˈskeɪiə/; prov. designation: A900 UF or 1900 FN) is a background asteroid and a slow rotator from the central regions of the asteroid belt. It was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory on 22 October 1900.[1] The uncommon K-type asteroid has an exceptionally long rotation period of 164.1 hours and measures approximately 21 kilometers (13 miles) in diameter. It was named after the Swedish region of Scania, where a meeting was held by the Astronomische Gesellschaft in 1904.[2]
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Discovery [1] | |
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Discovered by | M. F. Wolf |
Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
Discovery date | 22 October 1900 |
Designations | |
(460) Scania | |
Pronunciation | /ˈskeɪiə/ |
Named after | Scania (Skåne) (Province of Sweden)[2] |
A900 UF · 1900 FN | |
Orbital characteristics [3] | |
Epoch 31 May 2020 (JD 2459000.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 119.27 yr (43,564 d) |
Aphelion | 3.0059 AU |
Perihelion | 2.4304 AU |
2.7182 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.1059 |
4.48 yr (1,637 d) | |
266.57° | |
0° 13m 11.64s / day | |
Inclination | 4.6346° |
205.20° | |
161.66° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean diameter | |
164.1±0.1 h[9] | |
SMASS = K [3] | |
10.8[1][3] | |
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