705 Erminia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. Its name derives from the comic opera Erminie. An occultation on 8 December 2014 gave 3 chords, with one measurement suggesting a small moon 6-10 kilometers wide at a distance of 400 kilometers to the primary.[2]
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Discovery | |
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Discovered by | E. Ernst |
Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
Discovery date | 6 October 1910 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | (705) Erminia |
Pronunciation | /ərˈmɪniə/ |
Alternative designations | 1910 KV |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 105.53 yr (38544 d) |
Aphelion | 3.0635189 AU (458.29590 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.7809463 AU (416.02365 Gm) |
Semi-major axis | 2.92223259 AU (437.159773 Gm) |
Eccentricity | 0.04834875 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 5.00 yr (1824.6 d) |
Mean anomaly | 348.73426° |
Mean motion | 0° 11m 50.288s / day |
Inclination | 25.045517° |
Longitude of ascending node | 2.8949214° |
Argument of perihelion | 101.35517° |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 70-130 km (assumed albedo=0.05-0.3) 134.22 ±2.3 (IRAS) 128 x 141 (occultation) 133.9-134.5 (albedo estimate) |
Mean radius | 67.11±1.15 km |
Synodic rotation period | 53.96 h (2.248 d) |
Geometric albedo | 0.0432±0.002 |
Spectral type | X (tholen) C (SMASSII) B-V = 0.667-0.725 U-B = 0.249-0.327 |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.39 |
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