Astronomy:646 Kastalia
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | August Kopff |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | 11 September 1907 |
| Designations | |
| (646) Kastalia | |
| Pronunciation | /kæˈsteɪliə/[1] |
| 1907 AC | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 108.60 yr (39665 d) |
| |{{{apsis}}}|helion}} | 2.8200 astronomical unit|AU (421.87 Gm) |
| |{{{apsis}}}|helion}} | 1.8300 AU (273.76 Gm) |
| 2.3250 AU (347.82 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.21291 |
| Orbital period | 3.55 yr (1294.9 d) |
| Mean anomaly | 266.366° |
| Mean motion | 0° 16m 40.872s / day |
| Inclination | 6.9010° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 302.820° |
| 38.142° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 8.15±0.15 km |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.6 |
646 Kastalia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun, not to be confused with the near-Earth asteroid 4769 Castalia.
References
- ↑ 'Castalia' in Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
- ↑ "646 Kastalia (1907 AC)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=646;cad=1.
External links
- 646 Kastalia at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 646 Kastalia at the JPL Small-Body Database
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