231 Vindobona
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Johann Palisa |
| Discovery date | September 10, 1882 |
| Designations | |
Named after | Vienna |
| 1962 UJ | |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5) | |
| Aphelion | 3.379 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.457 AU |
| 2.918 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.158 |
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1820.907 d (4.99 yr) | |
Average orbital speed | 17.44 km/s |
| 264.553° | |
| Inclination | 5.102° |
| 350.928° | |
| 267.314° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 82.0 km |
| 5.547 h | |
| Albedo | 0.055 |
| 9.2 | |
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231 Vindobona is a large Main belt asteroid. It was discovered by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa on September 10, 1882. Vindobona is the Latin name for Vienna, Austria, the city where the discovery was made.
Its dark surface indicates a carbon-rich composition.
Photometric observations at the Organ Mesa Observatory in New Mexico during 2012 showed a rotation period of 14.245 ± 0.001 hours with a brightness variation of 0.20 ± 0.03 in magnitude. This is in agreement with previous results.[1]
References
- ↑ Pilcher, Frederick (April 2013), "Rotation Period Determinations for 24 Themis, 159 Aemilia 191 Kolga, 217 Eudora, 226 Weringia, 231 Vindobona, and 538 Friederike", The Minor Planet Bulletin 40 (2): 85–87, Bibcode:2013MPBu...40...85P.
External links
- The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database
- Minor Planet Discovery Circumstances
- Asteroid Lightcurve Data File
- 231 Vindobona at the JPL Small-Body Database
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