Astronomy:600 Musa
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Joel Hastings Metcalf |
| Discovery site | Taunton, Massachusetts |
| Discovery date | 14 June 1906 |
| Designations | |
| (600) Musa | |
| Pronunciation | /ˈmjuːsə/[1] |
| 1906 UM | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 109.59 yr (40029 d) |
| |{{{apsis}}}|helion}} | 2.8080 astronomical unit|AU (420.07 Gm) |
| |{{{apsis}}}|helion}} | 2.5114 AU (375.70 Gm) |
| 2.6597 AU (397.89 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.055753 |
| Orbital period | 4.34 yr (1584.4 d) |
| Mean anomaly | 147.603° |
| Mean motion | 0° 13m 37.992s / day |
| Inclination | 10.199° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 139.298° |
| 114.513° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mean radius | 12.45±0.55 km |
| Rotation period | 5.8856 h (0.24523 d) |
| Geometric albedo | 0.2415±0.022 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.18 |
Musa (minor planet designation: 600 Musa) is a minor planet orbiting the Sun.
References
- ↑ Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
- ↑ "600 Musa (1906 UM)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=600;cad=1.
External links
- 600 Musa at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 600 Musa at the JPL Small-Body Database
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