(241) Germania Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 September 1884 by R. Luther at Dusseldorf.
Where Germania is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Germania is 3.19 au from the Sun and 4.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 241 |
| Provisional designation | A884 RA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 169 km (#54 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0575 |
| Rotation period | 15.5 hours |
| Spectral type | CP |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 7.73 |
| Orbital period | 5.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.05 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.72 – 3.37 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.106 |
| Inclination | 5.52° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.72 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (58) Concordia
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