Astronomy:566 Stereoskopia

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566 Stereoskopia
Discovery
Discovered byPaul Götz
Discovery siteHeidelberg
Discovery date28 May 1905
Designations
(566) Stereoskopia
Pronunciation/ˌstɛriˈskpiə/
1905 QO
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc1,687.12 d (40,491 h)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}3.7804 astronomical unit|AU (565.54 Gm)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}2.9908 AU (447.42 Gm)
3.3856 AU (506.48 Gm)
Eccentricity0.11662
Orbital period6.23 yr (2,275.4 d)
Mean anomaly177.298°
Mean motion0° 9m 29.592s / day
Inclination4.8864°
Longitude of ascending node79.644°
298.527°
Physical characteristics
Mean radius84.08±3.15 km
Rotation period12.103 h (0.5043 d)[1]
Geometric albedo0.0383±0.003[1]
Absolute magnitude (H)8.0


Stereoskopia (minor planet designation: 566 Stereoskopia) is a large, outer main-belt asteroid orbiting the Sun.[1] It was discovered on 28 May 1905 from Heidelberg by German astronomer Paul Götz.[2] The discovery was made from photographic plates with the use of a stereo-comparator that had been provided by Carl Pulfrich, a German physicist at the Carl Zeiss Company.[3] The asteroid name is a reference to this device.[2]

This object is a member of the Cybele group located beyond the core of the main belt.[1] It is orbiting at a distance of 3.39 astronomical unit|AU with a period of 6.23 yr and an eccentricity of 0.12. The orbital plane is inclined at an angle of 4.9° to the plane of the ecliptic.[1] Light curve analysis based on photometric data collected during 2008 provide a rotation period of 12.103±0.002 h for this asteroid.[4] It spans a girth of approximately 167 km[1] and is classified as a carbonaceous C-type asteroid.[5]

See also

  • Minor planet groups

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 566 Stereoskopia (1905 QO)". https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=566. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Schmadel, Lutz (2003), Dictionary of minor planet names, 1, Springer, p. 59, ISBN 9783540002383, https://books.google.com/books?id=VoJ5nUyIzCsC&pg=PA59 
  3. Murdin, Paul (2016), Rock Legends: The Asteroids and Their Discoverers, Springer International Publishing, p. 51, ISBN 9783319318363, Bibcode2016rlat.book.....M, https://books.google.com/books?id=QDusDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA51. 
  4. Fauerbach, Michael; Marks, Scott A. (July 2009), "Lightcurve Analysis of 556 Stereoskopia and 823 Sisigambis", Bulletin of the Minor Planets Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers 36 (3): 96–97, Bibcode2009MPBu...36...96F. 
  5. Vilas, F.; McFadden, L. A. (June 1987), "New CCD Reflectance Spectra of Outer Belt Asteroids", Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society 19: 825, Bibcode1987BAAS...19Q.825V 

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