Astronomy:481 Emita

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481 Emita
Discovery
Discovered byLuigi Carnera
Discovery siteHeidelberg
Discovery date12 February 1902
Designations
(481) Emita
1902 HP
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc110.33 yr (40299 d)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}3.1702 astronomical unit|AU (474.26 Gm)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}2.3130 AU (346.02 Gm)
2.7416 AU (410.14 Gm)
Eccentricity0.15633
Orbital period4.54 yr (1658.1 d)
Mean anomaly141.033°
Mean motion0° 13m 1.632s / day
Inclination9.8399°
Longitude of ascending node66.753°
349.783°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions107.23 ± 4.71 km[2]
Mass(5.78 ± 1.45) × 1018 kg[2]
Mean density8.95 ± 2.53 g/cm3[2]
Rotation period14.35 h (0.598 d)
Absolute magnitude (H)8.66,[3] 8.8[1]


Emita (minor planet designation: 481 Emita) is a minor planet orbiting the Sun that was discovered by the Italian astronomer Luigi Carnera on February 12, 1902. The meaning of the asteroid's proper name remains unknown.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Yeomans, Donald K., "481 Emita", JPL Small-Body Database Browser (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory), https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=481, retrieved 9 May 2016. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Carry, B. (December 2012), "Density of asteroids", Planetary and Space Science 73 (1): 98–118, doi:10.1016/j.pss.2012.03.009, Bibcode2012P&SS...73...98C.  See Table 1.
  3. Warner, Brian D. (December 2007), "Initial Results of a Dedicated H-G Project", The Minor Planet Bulletin 34 (4): 113–119, Bibcode2007MPBu...34..113W. 
  4. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2012), Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Springer, p. 51, ISBN 978-3642297182. 

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