409 Aspasia

409 Aspasia

A three-dimensional model of 409 Aspasia based on its light curve.
Discovery
Discovered by Auguste Charlois
Discovery date 9 December 1895
Designations
Named after
Aspasia
1895 CE
Main belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 120.33 yr (43952 d)
Aphelion 2.7640 AU (413.49 Gm)
Perihelion 2.3865 AU (357.02 Gm)
2.5752 AU (385.24 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.073284
4.13 yr (1509.5 d)
18.55 km/s
260.362°
 14m 18.564s / day
Inclination 11.262°
242.19°
353.72°
Earth MOID 1.37456 AU (205.631 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.24525 AU (335.885 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.397
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 161.61±6.8 km[1]
176.33 ± 4.50 km[2]
Mass (1.18 ± 0.23) × 1019 kg[2]
Mean density
4.10 ± 0.84 g/cm3[2]
9.022 h (0.3759 d)[1]
9.021 h[3]
0.0606±0.005
7.62

    409 Aspasia is a large main-belt asteroid that was discovered by French astronomer Auguste Charlois on December 9, 1895 from Nice. It is classified as a CX-type asteroid.[4]

    Photometric observations of this asteroid at the Palmer Divide Observatory in Colorado Springs, Colorado during 2007–8 gave a light curve with a period of 9.021455 ± 0.000009 hours.[3] This is consistent with previous results.[4]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 Yeomans, Donald K., "409 Aspasia", JPL Small-Body Database Browser, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, retrieved 10 May 2016.
    2. 1 2 3 Carry, B. (December 2012), "Density of asteroids", Planetary and Space Science, 73, pp. 98–118, arXiv:1203.4336Freely accessible, Bibcode:2012P&SS...73...98C, doi:10.1016/j.pss.2012.03.009. See Table 1.
    3. 1 2 Warner, Brian D.; et al. (October 2008), "Shape and Spin Models for Four Asteroids", The Minor Planet Bulletin, 35 (4), pp. 167–171, Bibcode:2008MPBu...35..167W.
    4. 1 2 Piironen, J.; et al. (March 1998), "Physical studies of asteroids. XXXII. Rotation periods and UBVRI-colours for selected asteroids", Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement, 128: 525–540, Bibcode:1998A&AS..128..525P, doi:10.1051/aas:1998393.

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