Astronomy:598 Octavia
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Max Wolf |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | 13 April 1906 |
| Designations | |
| (598) Octavia | |
| Pronunciation | /ɒkˈteɪviə/[1] |
| 1906 UC | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 108.93 yr (39785 d) |
| |{{{apsis}}}|helion}} | 3.4513 astronomical unit|AU (516.31 Gm) |
| |{{{apsis}}}|helion}} | 2.0788 AU (310.98 Gm) |
| 2.7651 AU (413.65 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.24817 |
| Orbital period | 4.60 yr (1679.4 d) |
| Mean anomaly | 163.85° |
| Mean motion | 0° 12m 51.696s / day |
| Inclination | 12.211° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 91.642° |
| 291.808° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mean radius | 36.165±1.95 km |
| Rotation period | 10.8903 h (0.45376 d) |
| Geometric albedo | 0.0521±0.006 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.53 |
Octavia (minor planet designation: 598 Octavia) is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. At 15:45 UTC on October 6, 2014, the 13.5 magnitude asteroid occulted with magnitude 8.1 TYC 1299-00020-1, and was visible in Taiwan.[3]
References
- ↑ Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
- ↑ "598 Octavia (1906 UC)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=598;cad=1.
- ↑ "Asteroid Occultations Predictions". http://asteroidoccultation.com/.
External links
- 598 Octavia at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 598 Octavia at the JPL Small-Body Database
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