Discovered by Max Wolf
Luigi Carnera Alternative names 1901 GL Aphelion 2.7656 AU (413.73 Gm) Absolute magnitude 8.38 Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 21 May 1901 Observation arc 114.91 yr (41971 d) Discovered 21 May 1901 Orbits Sun Discoverers Max Wolf, Luigi Carnera | |
Minor planet category main belt, hansa family Discovery site Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory Similar 417 Suevia, 528 Rezia, 540 Rosamunde, 509 Iolanda, 484 Pittsburghia | ||
480 Hansa is a minor planet orbiting the Sun.
This object is the namesake of the Hansa family of 162–839 asteroids that share similar spectral properties and orbital elements. Hence they may have arisen from the same collisional event. All members have a relatively high orbital inclination.
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