Discovery [1] | |
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Discovered by | J. Palisa |
Discovery site | Vienna Obs. |
Discovery date | 27 August 1914 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | (794) Irenaea |
Pronunciation | /ɪrɪˈniːə/[2] |
Named after | Irene Hillebrand, daughter of Edmund Weiss (Austrian astronomer )[3] |
Alternative designations | A914 QB · 1930 KH 1936 QK · 1947 QD 1953 TT2 · 1914 VB |
Minor planet category |
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Orbital characteristics [4] | |
Epoch 31 May 2020 (JD 2459000.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 83.12 yr (30,360 d) |
Aphelion | 4.0559 AU |
Perihelion | 2.2004 AU |
Semi-major axis | 3.1281 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.2966 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 5.53 yr (2,021 d) |
Mean anomaly | 31.160° |
Mean motion | 0° 10m 41.16s / day |
Inclination | 5.4193° |
Longitude of ascending node | 160.40° |
Argument of perihelion | 131.27° |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean diameter |
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Synodic rotation period | 9.14±0.01 h[12] |
Geometric albedo |
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Spectral type | C (assumed)[5] |
Absolute magnitude (H) |
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794 Irenaea (prov. designation: A914 QB or 1914 VB) is a dark background asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt. It was discovered on 27 August 1914, by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa at the Vienna Observatory.[1] The presumed C-type asteroid has a rotation period of 9.1 hours and measures approximately 36 kilometers (22 miles) in diameter. It was likely named after Irene Hillebrand, daughter of Austrian astronomer Edmund Weiss (1837–1917).[3]
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