- 236 Honoria
Infobox Planet | discovery=yes | physical_characteristics = yes | bgcolour=#FFFFC0 | name=236 Honoria
discoverer=Johann Palisa
discovered=April 26 ,1884
alt_names=A904 PA, 1930 KK,
1953 GJ1
mp_category=Main belt
epoch=30 January ,2005 (JD 2453400.5)
semimajor=418.726 Gm (2.799 AU)
perihelion=339.271 Gm (2.268 AU)
aphelion=498.181 Gm (3.33 AU)
eccentricity=0.19
period=1710.398 d (4.68 a)
inclination=7.694°
asc_node=186.183°
arg_peri=173.783°
mean_anomaly=132.413°
avg_speed=17.8 km/s
dimensions=86.0 km
mass="unknown"
density="unknown"
surface_grav="unknown"
escape_velocity="unknown"
rotation=12.333 h
spectral_type=S
abs_magnitude=8.18
albedo=0.127
single_temperature="unknown"236 Honoria is a large Main belt
asteroid . It is classified as anS-type asteroid .It was discovered by
Johann Palisa onApril 26 ,1884 inVienna .The asteroid was named after
Honoria , granddaughter of the Roman EmperorTheodosius I , who started negotiations withAttila the Hun .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]
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