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554 Peraga

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Discovered by
  
Paul Götz

Alternative names
  
1905 PS

Aphelion
  
2.7391 AU (409.76 Gm)

Discovered
  
8 January 1905

Orbits
  
Sun

Asteroid group
  
Asteroid belt

Discovery date
  
8 January 1905

Observation arc
  
115.51 yr (42190 d)

Perihelion
  
2.0095 AU (300.62 Gm)

Absolute magnitude
  
9.1

Discoverer
  
Paul Götz

Discovery site
  
Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory

Similar
  
509 Iolanda, 528 Rezia, 516 Amherstia, 540 Rosamunde, 556 Phyllis

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554 Peraga is a minor planet orbiting the Sun that was discovered by German astronomer Paul Götz on January 8, 1905 from Heidelberg.

13-cm radar observations of this asteroid from the Arecibo Observatory between 1980 and 1985 were used to produce a diameter estimate of 101 km.

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554 Peraga Wikipedia