460 Scania
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | M. F. Wolf |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
| Discovery date | 22 October 1900 |
| Designations | |
| (460) Scania | |
| Pronunciation | /ˈskeɪiə/ |
Named after | Scania (Skåne) (Province of Sweden) |
| A900 UF · 1900 FN | |
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| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 31 May 2020 (JD 2459000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 119.27 yr (43,564 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.0059 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.4304 AU |
| 2.7182 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1059 |
| 4.48 yr (1,637 d) | |
| 266.57° | |
| 0° 13m 11.64s / day | |
| Inclination | 4.6346° |
| 205.20° | |
| 161.66° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
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| 164.1±0.1 h | |
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| SMASS = K | |
| 10.8 | |
460 Scania (/ˈskeɪiə/; prov. designation: A900 UF or 1900 FN) is a background asteroid and a slow rotator from the central regions of the asteroid belt. It was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory on 22 October 1900. The uncommon K-type asteroid has an exceptionally long rotation period of 164.1 hours and measures approximately 21 kilometers (13 miles) in diameter. It was named after the Swedish region of Scania, where a meeting was held by the Astronomische Gesellschaft in 1904.