316 Goberta

316 Goberta

Discovery
Discovered by	Auguste Charlois
Discovery date	September 8, 1891
Designations
Minor planet category	Main belt (Themis)
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
Aphelion	543.577 Gm (3.634 AU)
Perihelion	405.28 Gm (2.709 AU)
Semi-major axis	474.428 Gm (3.171 AU)
Eccentricity	0.146
Orbital period	2062.805 d (5.65 a)
Average orbital speed	16.73 km/s
Mean anomaly	304.487°
Inclination	2.339°
Longitude of ascending node	124.038°
Argument of perihelion	314.743°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	48.0 km
Rotation period	8.605 ± 0.01 hours[2]
Absolute magnitude (H)	9.87[3]

316 Goberta is a mid-sized Themistian asteroid that was discovered by French astronomer Auguste Charlois on September 8, 1891 in Nice, France.^[4]

The light curve of 316 Goberta shows a periodicity of 8.605 ± 0.01 hours, during which time the brightness of the object varies by 0.20 ± 0.05 in magnitude.^[2]

References

1. Yeomans, Donald K., "316 Goberta", JPL Small-Body Database Browser (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory), retrieved 2013-03-25.
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. Warner, Brian D. (December 2007), "Initial Results of a Dedicated H-G Project", The Minor Planet Bulletin 34, pp. 113–119, Bibcode:2007MPBu...34..113W.
4. Charlois, A.; Benennung von kleinen Planeten, Astronomische Nachrichten, Vol. 132, No. 3155, p. 175

External links

• 316 Goberta at the JPL Small-Body Database

• Discovery · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters