Astronomy:415 Palatia

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Short description: Main-belt asteroid
415 Palatia
Discovery
Discovered byMax Wolf
Discovery date7 February 1896
Designations
(415) Palatia
Pronunciation/pəˈlʃə/
Named afterElectorate of the Palatinate
1896 CO
Minor planet categoryMain belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc116.21 yr (42447 d)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}3.6320 astronomical unit|AU (543.34 Gm)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}1.95333 AU (292.214 Gm)
2.7927 AU (417.78 Gm)
Eccentricity0.30055
Orbital period4.67 yr (1704.6 d)
Mean anomaly354.775°
Mean motion0° 12m 40.284s / day
Inclination8.1710°
Longitude of ascending node126.975°
297.137°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions76.34±4.6 km
Rotation period20.73 h (0.864 d)
Geometric albedo0.0628±0.008
DP
Absolute magnitude (H)9.21


Palatia (minor planet designation: 415 Palatia) is a large main belt asteroid that was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf on 7 February 1896 in Heidelberg.

10μ radiometric data collected from Kitt Peak in 1975 gave an overly large diameter estimate of 93 km. It has a very low radiometric albedo of 0.026 and the spectrum suggests a metal-rich enstatite composition.[2]

References

  1. Yeomans, Donald K., "415 Palatia", JPL Small-Body Database Browser (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory), https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=415, retrieved 10 May 2016. 
  2. Morrison, D.; Chapman, C. R. (March 1976), "Radiometric diameters for an additional 22 asteroids", Astrophysical Journal 204: pp. 934–939, doi:10.1142/9789812834300_0469, Bibcode2008mgm..conf.2594S. 

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