Bavaria (minor planet designation: 301 Bavaria) is a carbonaceous background asteroid from the intermediate asteroid belt, approximately 54 kilometers (34 miles).[2] It was discovered by Johann Palisa on 16 November 1890 in Vienna.
_Bavaria.png) Modelled shape of Bavaria from its lightcurve | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Johann Palisa |
| Discovery date | 16 November 1890 |
| Designations | |
| (301) Bavaria | |
| Pronunciation | /bəˈvɛəriə/[1] |
Named after | Bavaria |
| A890 WA; 1928 DH1 1951 FD; 1952 OF | |
| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 117.42 yr (42888 d) |
| Aphelion | 2.90693 AU (434.871 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.54364 AU (380.523 Gm) |
| 2.72528 AU (407.696 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.066652 |
| 4.50 yr (1643.3 d) | |
| 115.993° | |
| 0° 13m 8.659s / day | |
| Inclination | 4.89466° |
| 142.374° | |
| 125.469° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 54.32±3.3 km |
| 12.253 h (0.5105 d) | |
| 0.0546±0.007 | |
| 10.3 | |
This is classified as a carbonaceous C-type asteroid with an estimated diameter of 55 km. It is spinning with a rotation period of 12.24 h.[3]
References edit
- ^ Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
- ^ a b "301 Bavaria". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ Marciniak, A.; et al. (May 2019). "Thermal properties of slowly rotating asteroids: results from a targeted survey". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 625: 40. arXiv:1905.06056. Bibcode:2019A&A...625A.139M. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201935129. A139.
External links edit
- Lightcurve plot of 301 Bavaria, Palmer Divide Observatory, B. D. Warner (2004)
- Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info Archived 16 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine)
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
- 301 Bavaria at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 301 Bavaria at the JPL Small-Body Database
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