236 Honoria

Infobox Planet | discovery=yes | physical_characteristics = yes | bgcolour=#FFFFC0 | name=236 Honoria
discoverer=Johann Palisa
discovered=April 26, 1884
alt_names=A904 PA, 1930 KK,
1953 GJ₁
mp_category=Main belt
epoch=30 January, 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
semimajor=418.726 Gm (2.799 AU)
perihelion=339.271 Gm (2.268 AU)
aphelion=498.181 Gm (3.33 AU)
eccentricity=0.19
period=1710.398 d (4.68 a)
inclination=7.694°
asc_node=186.183°
arg_peri=173.783°
mean_anomaly=132.413°
avg_speed=17.8 km/s
dimensions=86.0 km
mass="unknown"
density="unknown"
surface_grav="unknown"
escape_velocity="unknown"
rotation=12.333 h
spectral_type=S
abs_magnitude=8.18
albedo=0.127
single_temperature="unknown"

236 Honoria is a large Main belt asteroid. It is classified as an S-type asteroid.

It was discovered by Johann Palisa on April 26, 1884 in Vienna.

The asteroid was named after Honoria, granddaughter of the Roman Emperor Theodosius I, who started negotiations with Attila the Hun.

References

* [ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database]
* [http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html Minor Planet Discovery Circumstances]
* [http://spiff.rit.edu/richmond/parallax/phot/LCSUMPUB.TXT Asteroid Lightcurve Data File]