Astronomy:554 Peraga

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554 Peraga
Discovery
Discovered byPaul Götz
Discovery siteHeidelberg
Discovery date8 January 1905
Designations
(554) Peraga
PronunciationItalian: [peˈraːɡa]
1905 PS
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc115.51 yr (42190 d)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}2.7391 astronomical unit|AU (409.76 Gm)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}2.0095 AU (300.62 Gm)
2.3743 AU (355.19 Gm)
Eccentricity0.15364
Orbital period3.66 yr (1336.3 d)
Mean anomaly215.70°
Mean motion0° 16m 9.84s / day
Inclination2.9349°
Longitude of ascending node295.434°
127.356°
Physical characteristics
Mean radius47.935±2.05 km[1]
48.23 ± 0.84 km[2]
Mass(6.59 ± 0.66) × 1017 kg[2]
Mean density1.40 ± 0.15 g/cm3[2]
Rotation period13.7128 h (0.57137 d)
Geometric albedo0.0496±0.005
Absolute magnitude (H)9.1


Peraga (minor planet designation: 554 Peraga) is a minor planet orbiting the Sun that was discovered by German astronomer Paul Götz on January 8, 1905, from Heidelberg.

13-cm radar observations of this asteroid from the Arecibo Observatory between 1980 and 1985 were used to produce a diameter estimate of 101 km.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Yeomans, Donald K., "554 Peraga", JPL Small-Body Database Browser (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory), https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=554, retrieved 7 May 2016. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Carry, B. (December 2012), "Density of asteroids", Planetary and Space Science 73: pp. 98–118, doi:10.1016/j.pss.2012.03.009, Bibcode2012P&SS...73...98C.  See Table 1.
  3. Ostro, S. J. et al. (August 1985), "Mainbelt asteroids - Dual-polarization radar observations", Science 229 (4712): pp. 442–446, doi:10.1126/science.229.4712.442, PMID 17738665, Bibcode1985Sci...229..442O. 

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