186 Celuta

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186 Celuta
Discovery
Discovered by P. M. Henry, 1878
Designations
Minor planet category Main belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
Aphelion 2.718 AU
Perihelion 2.006 AU
Semi-major axis 2.362 AU
Eccentricity 0.151
Orbital period 3.63 years
Inclination 13.17°
Physical characteristics
Rotation period 19.842[2] hours
Albedo 0.193
Spectral type SK
Absolute magnitude (H) 8.91

    186 Celuta is a fairly large Main belt asteroid. It was discovered by the French astronomers Paul Henry and Prosper Henry on April 6, 1878. This was the last discovery credited to the Prosper brothers. The meaning of the name is unknown. It is classified as an S-type asteroid.

    Photometric observations of this asteroid at the Organ Mesa Observatory in Las Cruces, New Mexico during 2010 gave a light curve with a period of 19.842 ± 0.001 hours and a brightness variation of 0.54 ± 0.02 in magnitude.[2]

    References

    1. ↑ Yeomans, Donald K., "186 Celuta", JPL Small-Body Database Browser (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory), retrieved 2013-03-30. 
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Pilcher, Frederick (April 2011), "Rotation Period Determinations for 25 Phocaea, 140 Siwa, 149 Medusa 186 Celuta, 475 Ocllo, 574 Reginhild, and 603 Timandra", Bulletin of the Minor Planets Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers 38 (2): 76-78, Bibcode:2011MPBu...38...76P. 
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