379 Huenna

379 Huenna
Orbital diagram
Discovery
Discovered byAuguste Charlois
Discovery date8 January 1894
Designations
(379) Huenna
Pronunciation/hjuːˈɛnə/
Named after
Ven
1894 AQ; A895 DB; A911 BA; 1948 XM
Main belt (Themis)
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc122.26 yr (44656 d)
Aphelion3.7186 AU (556.29 Gm)
Perihelion2.5540 AU (382.07 Gm)
3.1363 AU (469.18 Gm)
Eccentricity0.18567
5.55 yr (2028.7 d)
126.109°
0° 10m 38.82s / day
Inclination1.6699°
172.036°
179.961°
Known satellites1 (5.8±1.2 km)
Physical characteristics
92.33±1.7 km (IRAS)
98±3 km
Mass(3.83±0.19)×1017 kg
Mean density
0.9±0.1 g/cm3
1.2 g/cm3
14.141 h (0.5892 d)
0.0587±0.002
C
8.87

    379 Huenna is a large asteroid orbiting in the asteroid belt. It is part of the Themis family, and thus a C-type asteroid and consequently composed mainly of carbonaceous material.

    It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 8 January 1894 in Nice. It is the Latin name for the Swedish island of Ven, the site of two observatories. This island is where Tycho Brahe built his observatory.