1452 Hunnia

1452 Hunnia
Discovery
Discovered byG. Kulin
Discovery siteKonkoly Obs.
Discovery date26 February 1938
Designations
(1452) Hunnia
Pronunciation/ˈhʌniə/
Named after
Hungarians
(Nation of Hungaria)
1938 DZ1 · 1953 YA
1953 YM
main-belt · (outer)
Meliboea
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc79.35 yr (28,981 days)
Aphelion3.7395 AU
Perihelion2.4798 AU
3.1096 AU
Eccentricity0.2025
5.48 yr (2,003 days)
194.78°
0° 10m 46.92s / day
Inclination14.211°
21.352°
94.487°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions18.76±5.25 km
20.00±6.07 km
20.910±0.107 km
21.16 km (calculated)
17.2 h
0.0435±0.0036
0.046±0.003
0.05±0.07
0.057 (assumed)
0.06±0.04
C (assumed)
12.10 · 12.19

    1452 Hunnia, provisional designation 1938 DZ1, is a carbonaceous Meliboean asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 20 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 26 February 1938, by Hungarian astronomer György Kulin at the Konkoly Observatory in Budapest. The asteroid was named in honor of the Hungarian nation.