805 Hormuthia
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805 Hormuthia
| Name | |
|---|---|
| Name | Hormuthia |
| Designation | 1915 WW |
| Discovery | |
| Discoverer | Max Wolf |
| Discovery date | April 17, 1915 |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Orbital elements | |
| Epoch August 18, 2005 (JDCT 2453600.5) | |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.188 |
| Semimajor axis (a) | 3.192 AU |
| Perihelion (q) | 2.592 AU |
| Aphelion (Q) | 3.791 AU |
| Orbital period (P) | 5.702 a |
| Inclination (i) | 15.718° |
| Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) | 166.535° |
| Argument of Perihelion (ω) | 133.455° |
| Mean anomaly (M) | 159.946° |
805 Hormuthia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. This asteroid follows an elliptical orbit through the main asteroid belt that reaches perihelion just outside the Kirkwood gap at 2.5 AU. The estimated diameter is 73 km, and it is one of the 500 largest asteroids.
[edit] External links
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets
- 805 Hormuthia (1915 WW) at the JPL Small-Body database.
- List of 500 largest asteroids
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