219 Thusnelda

Infobox Planet | discovery=yes | physical_characteristics = yes | bgcolour=#FFFFC0 | name=219 Thusnelda
discoverer=Johann Palisa
discovered=September 30, 1880
alt_names="n/a"
mp_category=Main belt
epoch=30 January, 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
semimajor=352.186 Gm (2.354 AU)
perihelion=273.296 Gm (1.827 AU)
aphelion=431.075 Gm (2.882 AU)
eccentricity=0.224
period=1319.348 d (3.61 a)
inclination=10.841°
asc_node=200.964°
arg_peri=142.081°
mean_anomaly=172.822°
avg_speed=19.41 km/s
dimensions=41.0 km
mass="unknown"
density="unknown"
surface_grav="unknown"
escape_velocity="unknown"
rotation=29.842 h
spectral_type=S
abs_magnitude=9.32
albedo=0.201
single_temperature="unknown"

219 Thusnelda is a typical Main belt asteroid. It is classified as a S-type asteroid.

It was discovered by Johann Palisa on September 30, 1880 in Pola and was named after Thusnelda, wife of Germanic warrior Arminius.

References

* [ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database]
* [http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html Minor Planet Discovery Circumstances]
* [http://spiff.rit.edu/richmond/parallax/phot/LCSUMPUB.TXT Asteroid Lightcurve Data File]