276 Adelheid

276 Adelheid

A three-dimensional model of 276 Adelheid based on its light curve.
Discovery
Discovered by Johann Palisa
Discovery date April 17, 1888
Designations
Main belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
Aphelion 499.623 Gm (3.34 AU)
Perihelion 431.765 Gm (2.886 AU)
465.694 Gm (3.113 AU)
Eccentricity 0.073
2006.1 d (5.49 a)
16.88 km/s
168.822°
Inclination 21.645°
211.301°
268.386°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 122.0 km
Albedo 0.045[2]
Spectral type
PC
8.56

    276 Adelheid is a very large main-belt asteroid that was discovered by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa on April 17, 1888, in Vienna.

    This asteroid has a diameter of 122 km and a geometric albedo of 0.045.[2] Photometric observations in 1992 gave a light curve with a period of 6.328 ± 0.012 hours and a brightness variation of 0.10 ± 0.02 in magnitude. The curve is regular with two maxima and minima. This object has a spectrum that matches an X-type classification.[3]

    References

    1. Yeomans, Donald K., "276 Adelheid", JPL Small-Body Database Browser (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory), retrieved 2013-03-25.
    2. 2.0 2.1 Marciniak, A. et al. (October 2007), "Photometry and models of selected main belt asteroids. IV. 184 Dejopeja, 276 Adelheid, 556 Phyllis", Astronomy and Astrophysics 473 (2): 633639, Bibcode:2007A&A...473..633M, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20077694.
    3. di Martino, M. et al. (July 1995), "Intermediate size asteroids: Photoelectric photometry of 8 objects.", Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement 112: 1–7, Bibcode:1995A&AS..112....1D.