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476 Hedwig

476 Hedwig (1901 GQ) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on 17 August 1901 by Luigi Carnera at Heidelberg. Named in honour of the wife of Swedish-Danish astronomer Elis Strömgren.

Discovery
Luigi Carnera
Heidelberg
17 August 1901
(476) Hedwig
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1901 GQ
Main belt
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
114.66 yr (41880 d)
2.843586228752500 AU (425.39444497321 Gm)
2.458818277348141 AU (367.83397872952 Gm)
2.651202253050 AU (396.6142118513 Gm)
0.07256480545036940
4.32 yr (1576.7 d)
277.3588495717540°
0° 13m 41.944s / day
10.92403953516030°
286.3817373411550°
0.2030128925787450°
116.76±2.6 km
27.33 h (1.139 d)
0.0493±0.002
P (Tholen), X (SMASSII)
8.55
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476 Hedwig (1901 GQ) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on 17 August 1901 by Luigi Carnera at Heidelberg. Named in honour of the wife of Swedish-Danish astronomer Elis Strömgren.

List of Solar System objects by size
476 Hedwig at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- Ephemeris · Observation prediction · Orbital info · Proper elements · Observational info
476 Hedwig at the JPL Small-Body Database

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