562 Salome

562 Salome
Discovery
Discovered by M. F. Wolf
Discovery site Heidelberg
Discovery date 3 April 1905
Designations
1905 QH
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 111.00 yr (40542 d)
Aphelion 3.3215 AU (496.89 Gm)
Perihelion 2.7152 AU (406.19 Gm)
3.0183 AU (451.53 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.10043
5.24 yr (1915.3 d)
313.859°
 11m 16.656s / day
Inclination 11.104°
70.608°
263.747°
Earth MOID 1.73328 AU (259.295 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.0222 AU (302.52 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.211
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
15.335±0.9 km
6.351 h (0.2646 d)
0.1967±0.026
9.95

    562 Salome is a minor planet orbiting the Sun that was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf on April 3, 1905 from Heidelberg. It is named after Salome, the daughter of Herodias who is referenced in the New Testament.

    This is a member of the dynamic Eos family of asteroids that most likely formed as the result of a collisional breakup of a parent body.[2]

    References

    1. Yeomans, Donald K., "562 Salome", JPL Small-Body Database Browser (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory), retrieved 5 May 2016.
    2. Veeder, G. J.; et al. (March 1995), "Eos, Koronis, and Maria family asteroids: Infrared (JHK) photometry", Icarus 114, pp. 186–196, Bibcode:1995Icar..114..186V, doi:10.1006/icar.1995.1053, CiteSeerX: 10.1.1.31.2739.

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