Rosalia (minor planet designation: 314 Rosalia) is a large Main belt asteroid. It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 1 September 1891 in Nice.[3]

314 Rosalia
Orbital diagram
Discovery
Discovered byAuguste Charlois
Discovery date1 September 1891
Designations
(314) Rosalia
Pronunciation/rˈzliə, -ɑːliə/[1]
Main belt
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc124.62 yr (45517 d)
Aphelion3.71009 AU (555.022 Gm)
Perihelion2.59640 AU (388.416 Gm)
3.15325 AU (471.719 Gm)
Eccentricity0.17659
5.60 yr (2045.2 d)
116.710°
0° 10m 33.679s / day
Inclination12.5603°
170.314°
190.369°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions59.65±2.2 km
20.43 h (0.851 d)
0.0787±0.006
10.0

Photometric observations of this asteroid collected during 2006 show a rotation period of 20.43 ± 0.02 hours with a brightness variation of 0.21 ± 0.02 magnitude.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ Classical and Italianesque pronunciations, respectively. "rosalia". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 22 March 2020.
  2. ^ "314 Rosalia". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  3. ^ Charlois, A. (1893), "Benennung von kleinen Planeten", Astronomische Nachrichten, 132 (3155): 175, Bibcode:1893AN....132..175C, doi:10.1002/asna.18931321111.
  4. ^ Warner, Brian D. (December 2006), "Asteroid lightcurve analysis at the Palmer Divide Observatory - March - June 2006", The Minor Planet Bulletin, 33 (4): 85–88, Bibcode:2006MPBu...33...85W.

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