333 Badenia

333 Badenia
Discovery
Discovered by Max Wolf
Discovery date August 22, 1892
Designations
Named after Baden
Alternate name(s) 1892 A, A895 DC,
A911 CA, 1930 JD,
1932 TC, 1936 QQ,
1937 VB, 1950 BP1
Minor planet
category
Main belt (Hygiea family)
Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
Aphelion 545.798 Gm (3.648 AU)
Perihelion 389.041 Gm (2.601 AU)
Semi-major axis 467.419 Gm (3.125 AU)
Eccentricity 0.168
Orbital period 2017.262 d (5.52 a)
Average orbital speed 16.85 km/s
Mean anomaly 108.683°
Inclination 3.794°
Longitude of ascending node 354.163°
Argument of perihelion 17.737°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 78 km[1]
Mass ~3.5×1017 kg (estimate)
Mean density ~1.4 g/cm³ (estimate)[3]
Equatorial surface gravity ~0.015 m/s² (estimate)
Escape velocity ~0.035 km/s (estimate)
Rotation period 0.415 d [2]
Albedo 0.0475 [1]
Temperature ~160 K
max: 248K (-26° C)
Spectral type C-type asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H) 9.46

333 Badenia ( /bəˈdniə/ bə-dee-nee-ə) is a large C-type (carbonaceous-type) asteroid in the outer asteroid belt.

It was discovered by Max Wolf on August 22, 1892 in Heidelberg.

References

  1. PDS lightcurve data
  2. G. A. Krasinsky et al. Hidden Mass in the Asteroid Belt, Icarus, Vol. 158, p. 98 (2002).