776 Berbericia

776 Berbericia

A three-dimensional model of 776 Berbericia based on its light curve.
Discovery
Discovered by A. Massinger
Discovery site Heidelberg
Discovery date January 24, 1914
Designations
1914 TY
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 12, 1998 (JDCT 2450945.5)
Aphelion 3.409 AU
Perihelion 2.456 AU
2.932 AU
Eccentricity 0.163
5.022 a
12.648°
Inclination 18.206°
80.132°
304.840°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 152.29 ± 4.25[1] km
Mass (2.20 ± 2.71) × 1018[1] kg
Mean density
 1.18 ± 1.46[1] g/cm3
7.66701[2] h

    776 Berbericia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. A main-belt asteroid, it was discovered by A. Massinger at Heidelberg on January 24, 1914. It was named in honor of Adolf Berberich (1861–1920), a German astronomer.[3][4]

    In the late 1990s, a network of astronomers worldwide gathered lightcurve data that was ultimately used to derive the spin states and shape models of 10 new asteroids, including (776) Berbericia. The computed shape model for this asteroid is described as "asymmetric with sharp edges".[2][5]

    Richard P. Binzel and Schelte Bus further added to the knowledge about this asteroid in a lightwave survey published in 2003. This project was known as Small Main-belt Asteroid Spectroscopic Survey, Phase II or SMASSII, which built on a previous survey of the main-belt asteroids. The visible-wavelength (0.435-0.925 micrometre) spectra data was gathered between August 1993 and March 1999.[6]

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Carry, B. (December 2012), "Density of asteroids", Planetary and Space Science 73: 98–118, arXiv:1203.4336, Bibcode:2012P&SS...73...98C, doi:10.1016/j.pss.2012.03.009. See Table 1.
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Durech, J. et al. (April 2007), "Physical models of ten asteroids from an observers' collaboration network", Astronomy and Astrophysics 465 (1): 331–337, Bibcode:2007A&A...465..331D, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20066347.
    3. ↑ JPL Small-Body Database Browser
    4. ↑ Schmadel Lutz D. Dictionary of Minor Planet Names (fifth edition), Springer, 2003. ISBN 3-540-00238-3.
    5. ↑ Durech, J.; Kaasalainen, M.; Marciniak, A.; Allen, W. H. et al. “Asteroid brightness and geometry,” Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume 465, Issue 1, April I 2007, pp. 331–337.
    6. ↑ Bus, S., Binzel, R. P. Small Main-belt Asteroid Spectroscopic Survey, Phase II. EAR-A-I0028-4-SBN0001/SMASSII-V1.0. NASA Planetary Data System, 2003.

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