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485 Genua

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485 Genua
Discovery
Discovered byLuigi Carnera
Discovery siteHeidelberg
Discovery date7 May 1902
Designations
Pronunciation/ˈdʒɛnjuə/[1]
1902 HZ
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc111.54 yr (40740 d)
Aphelion3.2774 AU (490.29 Gm)
Perihelion2.2180 AU (331.81 Gm)
2.7477 AU (411.05 Gm)
Eccentricity0.19278
4.55 yr (1663.6 d)
117.881°
0° 12m 59.04s / day
Inclination13.868°
193.440°
272.535°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions56.31 ± 4.15 km[3] (composite estimate)
63.88±2.9 km[2]
Mass(5.2±2.5)×1017 kg[4][a]
Mean density
3.85 g/cm3[4][b]
17.59 h (0.733 d)
0.2072±0.020
8.2

485 Genua is a minor planet orbiting the Sun.

Notes

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  1. ↑ Calculated from its standard gravitational parameter GM = 0.035±0.017 km3/s2.
  2. ↑ Assuming a diameter of 63.9 km.

References

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  1. ↑ Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
  2. 1 2 "485 Genua (1902 HZ)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  3. ↑ Carry, B. (December 2012), "Density of asteroids", Planetary and Space Science, vol. 73, pp. 98–118, arXiv:1203.4336, Bibcode:2012P&SS...73...98C, doi:10.1016/j.pss.2012.03.009. See Table 1.
  4. 1 2 Fuentes-Muñoz, Oscar; Farnocchia, Davide; Giorgini, Jon D.; Park, Ryan S. (1 December 2025). "Asteroid Mass Estimation by Mutual Perturbations During Close Encounters After Gaia Focused Product Release". The Astronomical Journal. 170 (6): 353. Bibcode:2025AJ....170..353F. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/ae0cc9. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 283347135.
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