226 Weringia

Infobox Planet | discovery=yes | physical_characteristics = yes | bgcolour=#FFFFC0 | name=226 Weringia
discoverer=Johann Palisa
discovered=July 19, 1882
alt_names=A912 CC
mp_category=Main belt
epoch=30 January, 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
semimajor=405.518 Gm (2.711 AU)
perihelion=322.451 Gm (2.155 AU)
aphelion=488.585 Gm (3.266 AU)
eccentricity=0.205
period=1630.109 d (4.46 a)
inclination=15.924°
asc_node=135.188°
arg_peri=152.672°
mean_anomaly=169.798°
avg_speed=18.09 km/s
dimensions=34.0 km
mass="unknown"
density="unknown"
surface_grav="unknown"
escape_velocity="unknown"
rotation=11.1 h
spectral_type="unknown"
abs_magnitude=9.7
albedo=0.195
single_temperature="unknown"

226 Weringia is a typical Main belt asteroid.

It was discovered by Johann Palisa on July 19, 1882.

It was named after Währing, part of Vienna, the city where the asteroid was discovered.

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]
* [http://www.astrosurf.com/aude-old/map_files/AstVarMAP01-2003.htm LIGHTCURVES AND MAP DATA ON NUMBERED ASTEROIDS N° 1 TO 52225]