229 Adelinda
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Johann Palisa |
| Discovery date | August 22, 1882 |
| Designations | |
| n/a | |
| Main belt (Cybele) | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5) | |
| Aphelion | 585.604 Gm (3.915 AU) |
| Perihelion | 435.457 Gm (2.911 AU) |
| 510.531 Gm (3.413 AU) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.147 |
| 2302.687 d (6.3 a) | |
Average orbital speed | 16.12 km/s |
| 142.459° | |
| Inclination | 2.092° |
| 28.341° | |
| 312.315° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 93.0 km |
| Mass | unknown |
Mean density | unknown |
| unknown | |
| unknown | |
| 6.60 h | |
| Albedo | 0.045 |
| Temperature | unknown |
Spectral type | C |
| 9.13 | |
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229 Adelinda is a large, dark outer main-belt asteroid. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of primitive carbonaceous material.
It is part of the Cybele asteroid group and probably in 4:7 orbital resonance with planet Jupiter.
It was discovered by Johann Palisa on August 22, 1882, in Vienna.
It was named after Adelinda, wife of astronomer Edmund Weiss.
References
- The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database
- Minor Planet Discovery Circumstances
- Asteroid Lightcurve Data File
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