956 Elisa
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| Discovery | |
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| Discovered by | K. Reinmuth |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | August 8, 1921 |
| Designations | |
| Alternative names | 1921 JW; 1959 NB |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch August 18, 2005 (JDCT 2453600.5) | |
| Aphelion | 2.767 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.830 AU |
| Semi-major axis | 2.298 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.204 |
| Orbital period | 3.485 a |
| Mean anomaly | 48.625° |
| Inclination | 5.964° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 192.828° |
| Argument of perihelion | 125.228° |
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956 Elisa is a V-type asteroid in the Main Belt, orbiting not far from the Vesta family, but not within it. It is, however, probably a fragment of 4 Vesta ejected during an impact.[1][2] Its rotation period is 3.888 hours.
References
- ↑ M. Florczak, D. Lazarro, & R. Duffard (2002). "Discovering New V-Type Asteroids in the Vicinity of 4 Vesta". Icarus 159 (1): 178. Bibcode:2002Icar..159..178F. doi:10.1006/icar.2002.6913.
- ↑ V. Carruba et al. (2005). "On the V-type asteroids outside the Vesta family". Astronomy & Astrophysics 441 (2): 819. arXiv:astro-ph/0506656. Bibcode:2005A&A...441..819C. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20053355.
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