241 Germania

{{Short description|Main-belt asteroid}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

{{Infobox planet

| minorplanet = yes

| background = #D6D6D6

| name = 241 Germania

| image = Орбита астероида 241.png

| caption = Orbital diagram

| discoverer = Robert Luther

| discovered = 12 September 1884

| mpc_name = (241) Germania

| alt_names = A884 RA, 1953 US, {{mp|1953 VK|1}}

| pronounced = {{IPAc-en|dʒ|ər|ˈ|m|eɪ|n|i|ə}}Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language

| adjective = Germanian

| named_after = Germany

| mp_category = Main belt

| epoch = 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)

| semimajor = {{Convert|3.04857|AU|Gm|abbr=on}}

| perihelion = {{Convert|2.73723|AU|Gm|abbr=on}}

| aphelion = {{Convert|3.35991|AU|Gm|abbr=on|lk=on}}

| eccentricity = 0.10213

| period = 5.32 yr (1944.2 d)

| inclination = 5.50482°

| asc_node = 270.362°

| arg_peri = 80.6364°

| mean_anomaly = 277.959°

| avg_speed = 17.04 km/s

| dimensions = {{val|168.90|3.1|ul=km}}
{{val|181.55|6.81|u=km}}

| mass = {{nowrap|(7.386 ± 2.511/2.119){{e|18}} kg}}

| density = 2.357 ± 0.801/0.676 g/cm{{sup|3}}

| rotation = {{Convert|15.51|h|d|abbr=on|lk=on}}

| spectral_type = CP/B

| abs_magnitude = 7.81

| albedo = {{val|0.0575|0.002}}

| single_temperature =

| mean_motion = {{Deg2DMS|0.185166|sup=ms}} / day

| orbit_ref =

| observation_arc = 131.40 yr (47993 d)

| uncertainty = 0

}}

241 Germania is a very large main-belt asteroid. It is classified as a B-type asteroid and is probably composed of dark, primitive carbonaceous material.

It was discovered by Robert Luther on 12 September 1884 in Düsseldorf.

Germania is the Latin name for Germany.