860 Ursina
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| Discovery | |
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| Discovered by | Max Wolf |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | January 22, 1917 |
| Designations | |
| Alternative names | 1917 BD |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch August 18, 2005 (JDCT 2453600.5) | |
| Aphelion | 3.100 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.490 AU |
| Semi-major axis | 2.795 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.109 |
| Orbital period | 4.672 a |
| Mean anomaly | 126.146° |
| Inclination | 13.315° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 309.552° |
| Argument of perihelion | 20.075° |
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860 Ursina is a minor planet orbiting the Sun that was discovered in 1917 by German astronomer Max Wolf. The origin of the name is unknown.[1]
Photometric observations of this asteroid collected during 1999 show a rotation period of 9.386 ± 0.002 hours with a brightness variation of 0.22 magnitude.[2]
References
- ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2012), Dictionary of Minor Planet Names (6th ed.), Springer, p. 77, ISBN 3642297188.
- ↑ Warner, B. (March 2000), "Asteroid Photometry at the Palmer Divide Observatory", The Minor Planet Bulletin 27: 4–6, Bibcode:2000MPBu...27....4W.
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