956 Elisa
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | K. Reinmuth |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | August 8, 1921 |
| Designations | |
| 1921 JW; 1959 NB | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch August 18, 2005 (JDCT 2453600.5) | |
| Aphelion | 2.767 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.830 AU |
| 2.298 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.204 |
| 3.485 a | |
| 48.625° | |
| Inclination | 5.964° |
| 192.828° | |
| 125.228° | |
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.[1][2] Its rotation period is 3.888 hours[1].
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