579 Sidonia

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579 Sidonia
Discovery
Discovered by A. Kopff
Discovery site Heidelberg
Discovery date November 3, 1905
Designations
Alternative names 1905 SD
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch August 18, 2005 (JDCT 2453600.5)
Aphelion 3.259 AU
Perihelion 2.763 AU
Semi-major axis 3.011 AU
Eccentricity 0.082
Orbital period 5.224 a
Mean anomaly 123.646°
Inclination 11.021°
Longitude of ascending node 82.837°
Argument of perihelion 231.712°
Physical characteristics
Absolute magnitude (H) 8.07[2]

    579 Sidonia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun that was discovered by the German astronomer August Kopff on November 3, 1905.

    This is a member of the dynamic Eos family of asteroids that most likely formed as the result of a collisional breakup of a parent body.[3]

    References

    1. ↑ Yeomans, Donald K., "579 Sidonia", JPL Small-Body Database Browser (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory), retrieved 2013-03-25. 
    2. ↑ Warner, Brian D. (December 2007), "Initial Results of a Dedicated H-G Project", Bulletin of the Minor Planets Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers 34: 113–119, Bibcode:2007MPBu...34..113W. 
    3. ↑ Veeder, G. J. et al. (March 1995), "Eos, Koronis, and Maria family asteroids: Infrared (JHK) photometry", Icarus 114: 186–196, Bibcode:1995Icar..114..186V, doi:10.1006/icar.1995.1053, retrieved 2013-04-06. 

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