Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Johann Palisa |
Discovery date | 11 October 1891 |
Designations | |
(320) Katharina | |
Named after | Katharina Pohl |
Main belt (Eos) | |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 108.42 yr (39602 d) |
Aphelion | 3.36300 AU (503.098 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.6595 AU (397.86 Gm) |
3.01122 AU (450.472 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.11682 |
5.23 yr (1908.6 d) | |
315.691° | |
0° 11m 19.036s / day | |
Inclination | 9.3783° |
219.929° | |
150.129° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 17 - 37 km |
6.893 h (0.2872 d) | |
0.3207-0.0677 | |
10.8 | |
320 Katharina is a small Main belt asteroid orbiting in the Eos family of asteroids, including 513 Centesima and 221 Eos.[1] It was discovered by Johann Palisa on 11 October 1891 in Vienna. It is named after the discoverer's mother.[2]