409 Aspasia
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A three-dimensional model of 409 Aspasia based on its light curve. | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Auguste Charlois |
| Discovery date | December 9, 1895 |
| Designations | |
Named after | Aspasia |
| 1895 CE | |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5) | |
| Aphelion | 2.76 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.394 AU |
| 2.577 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.071 |
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1510.859 d (4.14 yr) | |
Average orbital speed | 18.55 km/s |
| 340.524° | |
| Inclination | 11.241° |
| 242.37° | |
| 352.33° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 176.33 ± 4.50[2] km |
| Mass | 1.18 ± 0.23) × 1019[2] kg |
Mean density | 4.10 ± 0.84[2] g/cm3 |
| 9.021[3] h | |
| 7.62 | |
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409 Aspasia is a large main-belt asteroid that was discovered by French astronomer Auguste Charlois on December 9, 1895 from Nice. It is classified as a CX-type asteroid.[4]
Photometric observations of this asteroid at the Palmer Divide Observatory in Colorado Springs, Colorado during 2007–8 gave a light curve with a period of 9.021455 ± 0.000009 hours.[3] This is consistent with previous results.[4]
References
- ↑ Yeomans, Donald K., "409 Aspasia", JPL Small-Body Database Browser (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory), retrieved 2013-03-30.
- 1 2 3 Carry, B. (December 2012), "Density of asteroids", Planetary and Space Science 73, pp. 98–118, arXiv:1203.4336, Bibcode:2012P&SS...73...98C, doi:10.1016/j.pss.2012.03.009. See Table 1.
- 1 2 Warner, Brian D.; et al. (October 2008), "Shape and Spin Models for Four Asteroids", Bulletin of the Minor Planets Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers 35 (4), pp. 167–171, Bibcode:2008MPBu...35..167W.
- 1 2 Piironen, J.; et al. (March 1998), "Physical studies of asteroids. XXXII. Rotation periods and UBVRI-colours for selected asteroids", Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement 128: 525–540, Bibcode:1998A&AS..128..525P, doi:10.1051/aas:1998393.
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