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705 Erminia

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Discovered by
  
E. Ernst

Alternative names
  
1910 KV

Discovered
  
6 October 1910

Orbits
  
Asteroid group
  
Asteroid belt

Discovery date
  
6 October 1910

Observation arc
  
105.53 yr (38544 d)

Absolute magnitude
  
8.39

Discoverer
  
Emil Ernst

Aphelion
  
3.0635189 AU (458.29590 Gm)

Perihelion
  
2.7809463 AU (416.02365 Gm)

Discovery site
  
Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory

Similar
  
704 Interamnia, 702 Alauda, 679 Pax, 423 Diotima, 360 Carlova

705 Erminia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. Its name derives from the comic opera Erminie. An occultation on December 8, 2014 gave 3 chords, with one measurement suggesting a small moon 6-10 kilometers wide at a distance of 400 kilometers to the primary.

References

705 Erminia Wikipedia


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