Astronomy:425 Cornelia
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Short description: Main-belt asteroid
_Cornelia.png) Modelled shape of Cornelia from its lightcurve | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Auguste Charlois |
| Discovery date | 28 December 1896 |
| Designations | |
| (425) Cornelia | |
| Pronunciation | /kɔːrˈniːliə/[1] |
| 1896 DC | |
| Minor planet category | Main belt |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 115.49 yr (42183 d) |
| |{{{apsis}}}|helion}} | 3.05934 astronomical unit|AU (457.671 Gm) |
| |{{{apsis}}}|helion}} | 2.71122 AU (405.593 Gm) |
| 2.88528 AU (431.632 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.060327 |
| Orbital period | 4.90 yr (1790.1 d) |
| Mean anomaly | 65.7558° |
| Mean motion | 0° 12m 3.978s / day |
| Inclination | 4.04794° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 61.0718° |
| 121.156° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 63.85±1.7 km |
| Rotation period | 17.505 h (0.7294 d) |
| Geometric albedo | 0.0475±0.003 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.7 |
Cornelia (minor planet designation: 425 Cornelia) is a large Main belt asteroid. It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 28 December 1896 in Nice. It is named after Cornelia Africana.[3]
References
- ↑ Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
- ↑ "425 Cornelia (1896 DC)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=425;cad=1.
- ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (425) Cornelia. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 49. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_426. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_426.
External links
- 425 Cornelia at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 425 Cornelia at the JPL Small-Body Database
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