 Lightcurve-base 3D-model of 270 Anahita. | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | C. H. F. Peters |
| Discovery date | 8 October 1887 |
| Designations | |
| (270) Anahita | |
| Pronunciation | /ɑːnəˈhiːtə,ænə-/ |
Named after | Anahita |
| A887 TA, 1926 VG | |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 118.40 yr (43246 d) |
| Aphelion | 2.5290 AU (378.33 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 1.8692 AU (279.63 Gm) |
| 2.1991 AU (328.98 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.15003 |
| 3.26yr (1191.2d) | |
| 219.26° | |
| 0° 18m 8.028s / day | |
| Inclination | 2.3667° |
| 254.390° | |
| 80.490° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 50.78±2.0 km[1] 50.78 km[2] |
| 15.06 h (0.628 d) | |
| 0.2166±0.018 | |
| S | |
| 8.75 | |
270 Anahita is a stonyS-typeMain beltasteroid. It was discovered byC. H. F. Peters on October 8, 1887, inClinton, New York, and was named after theAvestan divinityAredvi Sura Anahita.
In 2001, the asteroid was detected by radar from theArecibo Observatory at a distance of 0.92 AU. The resulting data yielded an effective diameter of47 ± 7 km.[3]
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