306 Unitas [SEP] discoverer or inventor
306 Unitas
Unitas (minor planet designation: 306 Unitas) is a typical main belt asteroid that was discovered by Elia Millosevich on 1 March 1891 in Rome. The asteroid was named by the director of the Modena Observatory in honor of the Italian astronomer Angelo Secchi. It is classified as an S-type asteroid.
In the late 1990s, a network of astronomers worldwide gathered light curve data that was ultimately used to derive the spin states and shape models of 10 new asteroids, including (306) Unitas. The
Unitas
Unitas may refer to:
- 306 Unitas, a main belt asteroid
- UNITAS, a multi-lateral naval exercise in South and Central America
- Unitas Capital, a private equity firm, formerly known as CCMP Capital Asia
- "Humani generis unitas", a planned encyclical of Pope Pius XI before his death on February 10, 1939, which condemned antisemitism, racism and the persecution of Jews.
- Johnny Unitas (1933-2002), professional American football player
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