968 Petunia

968 Petunia
Discovery
Discovered by	K. Reinmuth
Discovery site	Heidelberg
Discovery date	24 November 1921
Designations
MPC designation	(968) Petunia
Alternative designations	1921 KW
Orbital characteristics^[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	94.40 yr (34478 days)
Aphelion	3.2589 AU (487.52 Gm)
Perihelion	2.4704 AU (369.57 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.8646 AU (428.54 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.13763
Orbital period	4.85 yr (1770.9 d)
Mean anomaly	91.2719°
Mean motion	0° 12^m 11.808^s / day
Inclination	11.599°
Longitude of ascending node	208.858°
Argument of perihelion	297.624°
Physical characteristics
Mean radius	7001138850000000000♠13.885±1.45 km
Rotation period	61.280 h (2.5533 d)
Geometric albedo	6999180300000000000♠0.1803±0.045
Absolute magnitude (H)	10.01

968 Petunia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun.

References

↑ "968 Petunia (1921 KW)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 2 May 2016.

External links

968 Petunia at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- Ephemeris · Observation prediction · Orbital info · Proper elements · Observational info
968 Petunia at the JPL Small-Body Database
- Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters

Small Solar System bodies

Designation Groups List Moon Meanings of names
Asteroid	Aten asteroid Asteroid belt Family Jupiter trojan Near-Earth Spectral types
Distant minor planet	Centaur Damocloid Neptune trojan Trans-Neptunian object Detached Kuiper belt Oort cloud Scattered disc

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