329 Svea

329 Svea
Discovery
Discovered by Max Wolf
Discovery date 21 March 1892
Designations
Named after
Sweden
Main belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 124.07 yr (45316 d)
Aphelion 2.54003 AU (379.983 Gm)
Perihelion 2.41427 AU (361.170 Gm)
2.47715 AU (370.576 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.025383
3.90 yr (1424.1 d)
18.92 km/s
283.525°
 15m 10.076s / day
Inclination 15.8826°
178.489°
54.9542°
Earth MOID 1.43035 AU (213.977 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.43768 AU (364.672 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.427
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 77.80±1.4 km
Mass unknown
Mean density
unknown
Equatorial surface gravity
unknown
Equatorial escape velocity
unknown
22.778 h (0.9491 d)[1]
22.6 ± 0.01 hours[2]
0.0399±0.001
Temperature unknown
C
9.6

    329 Svea is a large Main belt asteroid. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of carbonaceous material.[3]

    It was discovered by Max Wolf on March 21, 1892 in Heidelberg.[4]

    The light curve of 329 Svea shows a periodicity of 22.6 ± 0.01 hours, during which time the brightness of the object varies by 0.10 ± 0.03 in magnitude.[2]

    References

    1. 1 2 "329 Svea". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
    2. 1 2 Menke, John; et al. (October 2008), "Asteroid Lightcurve Analysis at Menke Observatory", The Minor Planet Bulletin, 35 (4): 155–160, Bibcode:2008MPBu...35..155M
    3. Burbine, Thomas H (1998). "Could G-class asteroids be the parent bodies of the CM chondrites?". Meteoritics & Planetary Science. Blackwell Publishing Ltd. 33 (2): 253–258. doi:10.1111/j.1945-5100.1998.tb01630.x. ISSN 1945-5100. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
    4. Hughes, Stefan (2012). Catchers of the Light: The Forgotten Lives of the Men and Women Who First Photographed the Heavens. 1. ArtDeCiel Publishing. p. 444. Bibcode:2015JAHH...18..327O. ISBN 978-1-62050-961-6. OCLC 859270626. Retrieved 10 June 2016.

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