538 Friederike

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538 Friederike
Discovery A
Discoverer Paul Götz
Discovery date July 18, 1904
Alternate
designations
B
1904 OK
Category Main belt (Hygiea family)
Orbital elements C
Epoch 18 August 2005 (JD 2453600.5)
Eccentricity (e) 0.163
Semi-major axis (a) 473.3 Gm (3.164 AU)
Perihelion (q) 396.0 Gm (2.647 AU)
Aphelion (Q) 550.5 Gm (3.680 AU)
Orbital period (P) 2055 d (5.63 a)
Mean orbital speed 16.64 km/s
Inclination (i) 6.503°
Longitude of the
ascending node
(Ω)
141.364°
Argument of
perihelion
(ω)
228.385°
Mean anomaly (M) 293.642°
Physical characteristics D
Dimensions 72 km[1]
Mass ~2.8×1017 kg (estimate)
Density ~1.4 g/cm³ (estimate)[3]
Surface gravity ~0.014 m/s² (estimate)
Escape velocity ~0.032 km/s (estimate)
Rotation period 1.1 d [2]
Spectral class B-type asteroid[4]
Absolute magnitude 9.30
Albedo (geometric) 0.0641 [1]
Mean surface
temperature
~158 K
max: 244K (-29° C)
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538 Friederike is a minor planet orbiting the Sun.

[edit] References

  1. PDS lightcurve data
  2. G. A. Krasinsky et al Hidden Mass in the Asteroid Belt, Icarus, Vol. 158, p. 98 (2002).
  3. T. Mothé-Diniz et al Rotationally Resolved Spectra of 10 Hygiea and a Spectroscopic Study of the Hygiea Family, Icarus, Vol. 152, p. 117 (2001).