333 Badenia
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Max Wolf |
| Discovery date | August 22, 1892 |
| Designations | |
Named after | Baden |
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1892 A, A895 DC, A911 CA, 1930 JD, 1932 TC, 1936 QQ, 1937 VB, 1950 BP1 | |
| Main belt (Hygiea family) | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5) | |
| Aphelion | 545.798 Gm (3.648 AU) |
| Perihelion | 389.041 Gm (2.601 AU) |
| 467.419 Gm (3.125 AU) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.168 |
| 2017.262 d (5.52 a) | |
Average orbital speed | 16.85 km/s |
| 108.683° | |
| Inclination | 3.794° |
| 354.163° | |
| 17.737° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 78 km |
| Mass | ~3.5×1017 kg (estimate) |
Mean density | ~1.4 g/cm³ (estimate)[3] |
| ~0.015 m/s² (estimate) | |
| ~0.035 km/s (estimate) | |
| 0.415 d | |
| Albedo | 0.0475 [1] |
| Temperature |
~160 K max: 248K (-26°C) |
Spectral type | C-type asteroid |
| 9.46 | |
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333 Badenia (/bəˈdiːniə/ bə-DEE-nee-ə) is a large C-type (carbonaceous-type) asteroid in the outer asteroid belt.
It was discovered by Max Wolf on August 22, 1892 in Heidelberg. It was the first asteroid to receive a temporary designation.
References
- PDS lightcurve data
- G. A. Krasinsky et al. Hidden Mass in the Asteroid Belt, Icarus, Vol. 158, p. 98 (2002).
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