Astronomy:649 Josefa

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649 Josefa
Discovery
Discovered byAugust Kopff
Discovery siteHeidelberg
Discovery date11 September 1907
Designations
(649) Josefa
1907 AF
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc108.60 yr (39665 d)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}3.2555 astronomical unit|AU (487.02 Gm)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}1.8371 AU (274.83 Gm)
2.5463 AU (380.92 Gm)
Eccentricity0.27852
Orbital period4.06 yr (1484.1 d)
Mean anomaly273.84°
Mean motion0° 14m 33.252s / day
Inclination12.715°
Longitude of ascending node357.035°
349.562°
Physical characteristics
Rotation period10.481 h (0.4367 d)
Absolute magnitude (H)12.7


649 Josefa is a minor planet, specifically an asteroid, orbiting primarily in the asteroid belt. Photometric observations provide a rotation period of 10.481±0.001 h with a brightness variation of 0.33±0.04 in magnitude.[2]

References

  1. "649 Josefa (1907 AF)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=649;cad=1. 
  2. Pilcher, Frederick (April 2010), "Rotation Period Determinations for 81 Terpsichore, 419 Aurelia 452 Hamiltonia, 610 Valeska, 649 Josefa, and 652 Jubilatrix", Minor Planet Bulletin, Bibcode2010MPBu...37...45P. 

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