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.
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | C. H. F. Peters |
Discovery date | 8 October 1887 |
Designations | |
(270) Anahita | |
Pronunciation | /ɑːnəˈhiːtə, ænə-/ |
Named after | Anahita |
A887 TA, 1926 VG | |
Main belt | |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
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) |
2.1991 AU (328.98 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.15003 |
3.26 yr (1191.2 d) | |
219.26° | |
0° 18m 8.028s / day | |
Inclination | 2.3667° |
254.390° | |
80.490° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 50.78±2.0 km[1] 50.78 km[2] |
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.[3]