Discovered by K. Reinmuth Alternative names 1921 JW; 1959 NB Aphelion 2.7693 AU (414.28 Gm) Discovered 8 August 1921 Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 8 August 1921 Observation arc 94.45 yr (34498 days) Perihelion 1.8258 AU (273.14 Gm) Inclination 5.9649° Discoverer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth | |
Discovery site Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl Similar 809 Lundia, Asteroid belt, 958 Asplinda, 528 Rezia, 540 Rosamunde | ||
956 Elisa is a V-type asteroid in the Main Belt, orbiting not far from the Vesta family, but not within it. It is, however, probably a fragment of 4 Vesta ejected during an impact. Its rotation period is 3.888 hours[1].
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