Discovered by J. Palisa, 1877 Minor planet category Main belt Aphelion 2.5663 AU (383.91 Gm) Discovered 6 November 1877 Discovery site Pola Observatory | Discovery date 6 November 1877 Observation arc 130.00 yr (47482 d) Perihelion 2.3549 AU (352.29 Gm) Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
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Similar 188 Menippe, 142 Polana, 242 Kriemhild, 192 Nausikaa, 167 Urda | ||
178 Belisana is a rocky main belt asteroid that was discovered by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa on November 6, 1877. It is named after the Celtic goddess Belisana.
Photometric observations of this asteroid from multiple observatories during 2007 gave a light curve with a period of 12.321 ± 0.002 hours and a brightness variation of 0.10 ± 0.03 in magnitude. This is in agreement with a study performed in 1992. However, it is possible that the light curve may have a period of 24.6510 ± 0.0003 hours; it will require further study to exclude this solution.
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