412 Elisabetha

412 Elisabetha

Discovery
Discovered by	Max Wolf
Discovery date	January 7, 1896
Designations
Alternative names	1896 CK
Minor planet category	Main belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
Aphelion	430.155 Gm (2.875 AU)
Perihelion	396.706 Gm (2.652 AU)
Semi-major axis	413.43 Gm (2.764 AU)
Eccentricity	0.04
Orbital period	1678.052 d (4.59 a)
Average orbital speed	17.92 km/s
Mean anomaly	176.547°
Inclination	13.775°
Longitude of ascending node	106.58°
Argument of perihelion	94.883°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	91.0 km
Absolute magnitude (H)	8.97[2]

412 Elisabetha is a large main belt asteroid that was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf on January 7, 1896 in Heidelberg. It may have been named after his mother, Elise Wolf (née Helwerth).^[3]

References

1. Yeomans, Donald K., "412 Elisabetha", JPL Small-Body Database Browser (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory), retrieved 2013-03-25.
2. 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.
3. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2012), Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Springer, p. 47, ISBN 3642297188.

External links

• 412 Elisabetha at the JPL Small-Body Database

• Discovery · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters