Discovered by Robert Luther Alternative names 1953 US, 1953 VK1 Observation arc 131.40 yr (47993 d) Orbits Sun Discoverer Robert Luther | Discovery date 12 September 1884 Minor planet category Main belt Discovered 12 September 1884 | |
Aphelion 3.35991 AU (502.635 Gm) Robert Luther discoveries 95 Arethusa, 47 Aglaja, 37 Fides | ||
241 Germania is a very large main-belt asteroid. It is classified as a B-type asteroid and is probably composed of dark, primitive carbonaceous material.
It was discovered by Robert Luther on September 12, 1884 in Düsseldorf.
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