791 Ani

791 Ani
Modelled shape of Ani from its lightcurve
Discovery [1]
Discovered byG. Neujmin
Discovery siteSimeiz Obs.
Discovery date29 June 1914
Designations
(791) Ani
Named after
Historic city of Ani [2]
A914 MB · 1949 WH
1964 PO · 1975 XM
1914 UV
main-belt [1][3] · (outer)
Meliboea [4][5] · Bg [6]
Orbital characteristics [3]
Epoch 31 May 2020 (JD 2459000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc104.08 yr (38,017 d)
Aphelion3.7242 AU
Perihelion2.5197 AU
3.1219 AU
Eccentricity0.1929
5.52 yr (2,015 d)
33.057°
0° 10m 43.32s / day
Inclination16.381°
129.81°
201.49°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions65.7 km × 103.5 km
  • 97.87±1.15 km[7]
  • 99.799±11.027 km[8]
  • 103.52±1.9 km[9]
11.174±0.004 h[10]
  • (94.0°, −25.0°) (λ1/β1)[11]
  • (269.0°, 4.0°) (λ2/β2)[11]
  • 0.0329±0.001[9]
  • 0.035±0.016[8]
  • 0.037±0.001[7]

791 Ani (prov. designation: A914 MB or 1914 UV) is a very large asteroid of the Meliboea family, located in the outer regions of the asteroid belt. It was discovered on 29 June 1914, by Russian astronomer Grigory Neujmin at the Simeiz Observatory on the Crimean peninsula.[1] The dark carbonaceous C-type asteroid has a rotation period of 11.2 hours and measures approximately 65.7 × 103.5 kilometers, with a mean diameter of 100 km (62 mi). It was named after the historic Armenian city of Ani.[2]

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