Astronomy:818 Kapteynia
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Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Max Wolf |
Discovery site | Heidelberg Observatory |
Discovery date | 21 February 1916 |
Designations | |
(818) Kapteynia | |
Pronunciation | /kæpˈteɪniə/ |
1916 YZ | |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 99.92 yr (36496 d) |
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}} | 3.4695 astronomical unit|AU (519.03 Gm) |
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}} | 2.8693 AU (429.24 Gm) |
3.1694 AU (474.14 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.094677 |
Orbital period | 5.64 yr (2060.9 d) |
Mean anomaly | 38.374° |
Mean motion | 0° 10m 28.848s / day |
Inclination | 15.664° |
Longitude of ascending node | 70.816° |
293.096° | |
Earth MOID | 1.91242 AU (286.094 Gm) |
Jupiter MOID | 2.0269 AU (303.22 Gm) |
TJupiter | 3.138 |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 24.725±1.95 km |
Rotation period | 16.35 h (0.681 d) |
Geometric albedo | 0.1655±0.029 |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.3 |
818 Kapteynia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. This asteroid is named for the Dutch astronomer Jacobus Kapteyn.
References
External links
- 818 Kapteynia at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 818 Kapteynia at the JPL Small-Body Database
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/818 Kapteynia.
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