710 Gertrud is a Themistian asteroid, which means it is a member of the Themis family of asteroids. It was discovered by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa on 28 February 1911 from Vienna.
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | J. Palisa |
| Discovery site | Vienna Obs. |
| Discovery date | 28 February 1911 |
| Designations | |
| (710) Gertrud | |
| 1911 LM | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 105.01 yr (38355 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.5537 AU (531.63 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.7105 AU (405.49 Gm) |
| 3.1321 AU (468.56 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.13461 |
| 5.54 yr (2024.7 d) | |
| 303.093° | |
| 0° 10m 40.116s / day | |
| Inclination | 1.7508° |
| 140.193° | |
| 99.5550° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 13.405±0.75 km |
| 8.288 h (0.3453 d) | |
| 0.0893±0.011 | |
| 11.1 | |
The light curve of 710 Gertrud shows a periodicity of 10.02 ± 0.03 hours, during which time the brightness of the object varies by 0.35 ± 0.04 in magnitude.[2]
References edit
- ^ Yeomans, Donald K., "710 Gertrud", JPL Small-Body Database Browser, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ Menke, John; et al. (October 2008), "Asteroid Lightcurve Analysis at Menke Observatory", The Minor Planet Bulletin, 35 (4): 155–160, Bibcode:2008MPBu...35..155M
External links edit
- 710 Gertrud at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 710 Gertrud at the JPL Small-Body Database
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