Astronomy:250 Bettina
.png) A three-dimensional model of 250 Bettina based on its light curve. | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Johann Palisa |
| Discovery date | 3 September 1885 |
| Designations | |
| (250) Bettina | |
| Pronunciation | German: [bɛˈtiːnaː][1] |
| A885 RA | |
| Minor planet category | Main belt |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 130.62 yr (47710 d) |
| |{{{apsis}}}|helion}} | 3.5657 astronomical unit|AU (533.42 Gm) |
| |{{{apsis}}}|helion}} | 2.7325 AU (408.78 Gm) |
| 3.14906 AU (471.093 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.13229 |
| Orbital period | 5.59 yr (2041.1 d) |
| Average Orbital speed | 16.78 km/s |
| Mean anomaly | 56.902° |
| Mean motion | 0° 10m 34.932s / day |
| Inclination | 12.819° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 23.862° |
| 76.692° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 121.0±2.2 km |
| Rotation period | 5.0545 h (0.21060 d)[2] 5.055 h[3] |
| Geometric albedo | 0.2581±0.033 |
| M | |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 7.58 |
Bettina (minor planet designation: 250 Bettina) is a large main belt asteroid that was discovered by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa on September 3, 1885, in Vienna. It was named in honour of Baroness Bettina von Rothschild (née de Rothschild; 1858–1892), wife of Baron Albert von Rothschild who had bought the naming rights for £50.[4] Based upon the spectrum, it is classified as an M-type asteroid.
In 1988, the asteroid was observed from the Collurania-Teramo Observatory, allowing a light curve to be produced that showed "an irregular behavior with a deeper minimum and a narrower maximum". The data showed a rotation period of 5.055 hours and a brightness variation of 0.17 ± 0.01 in magnitude. The ratio of the lengths of the major to minor axes for this asteroid were found to be 1.51 ± 0.03.[3]
References
- ↑ (German Names)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Yeomans, Donald K., "250 Bettina", JPL Small-Body Database Browser (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory), https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=250, retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Dotto, E. et al. (June 1992), "M-type asteroids – Rotational properties of 16 objects", Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series 95 (2): pp. 195–211, Bibcode: 1992A&AS...95..195D.
- ↑ Observatory, vol. 8, p. 63, 1885 & vol. 9, p. 142, 1886; see also The Guinness Book of Astronomy Facts and Feats Patrick Moore page 96 ISBN:0-900424-76-1
External links
- The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database
- Minor Planet Discovery Circumstances
- Asteroid Lightcurve Data File
- 250 Bettina at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 250 Bettina at the JPL Small-Body Database
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