768 Struveana is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. The asteroid was named jointly in honor of Baltic German astronomers Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve, Otto Wilhelm von Struve and Karl Hermann Struve.
| Discovery | |
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| Discovered by | G. N. Neujmin |
| Discovery site | Simeiz Observatory |
| Discovery date | 4 October 1913 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | (768) Struveana |
Alternative designations | 1913 SZ |
Minor planet category | main-belt · (outer) Meliboea [1] |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 85.46 yr (31216 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.8037 AU (569.03 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.4799 AU (370.99 Gm) |
Semi-major axis | 3.1418 AU (470.01 Gm) |
| Eccentricity | 0.21068 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 5.57 yr (2034.1 d) |
Mean anomaly | 139.156° |
Mean motion | 0° 10m 37.128s / day |
| Inclination | 16.265° |
Longitude of ascending node | 38.908° |
Argument of perihelion | 16.794° |
| Physical characteristics | |
Synodic rotation period | 8.76 h (0.365 d) |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.21 |
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