Discovered by Max Wolf Alternative names 1915 WW Aphelion 3.7899 AU (566.96 Gm) Discovered 17 April 1915 Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 17 April 1915 Observation arc 100.85 yr (36835 d) Perihelion 2.5947 AU (388.16 Gm) Absolute magnitude 9.82 Discoverer Max Wolf | |
Discovery site Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl Similar 528 Rezia, 509 Iolanda, 540 Rosamunde, 889 Erynia, 417 Suevia | ||
805 Hormuthia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. This asteroid follows an elliptical orbit through the main asteroid belt that reaches perihelion just outside the Kirkwood gap at 2.5 AU. The estimated diameter is 73 km, and it is one of the 500 largest asteroids.
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