712 Boliviana

712 Boliviana

Discovery[1]
Discovered by	Max Wolf
Discovery site	Heidelberg
Discovery date	March 19, 1911
Designations
Alternative names	1911 LO, 1966 KD, 1972 XL2
Minor planet category	Asteroid belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch August 27, 2011 (JD 2455800.5)
Aphelion	3.05530357 AU
Perihelion	2.0972113 AU
Semi-major axis	2.576257452 AU
Eccentricity	0.18594652
Orbital period	4.13515786 a (1510.366409 d)
Mean anomaly	149.68523°
Inclination	12.762072°
Longitude of ascending node	230.90754°
Argument of perihelion	181.62178°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	127.6 km[1]
Rotation period	11.732 h[1]
Albedo	0.051[1]
Spectral type	C (Tholen),[1] X (SMASSII)[1]
Absolute magnitude (H)	8.32[1] B−V=0.74,[1] U−B=0.35[1]

712 Boliviana is an asteroid from the asteroid belt. It is named after Simón Bolívar.

Boliviana was observed by Arecibo radar 2005 Oct 29-Nov 1.^[2][3]

References

1. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 712 Boliviana" (2011-06-07 last obs). Retrieved 2011-11-14.
2. Mike Nolan (2012-01-18). "Scheduled Arecibo Radar Asteroid Observations". Planetary Radar at Arecibo Observatory. Retrieved 2012-01-27.
3. "Radar-Detected Asteroids and Comets". NASA/JPL Asteroid Radar Research. Retrieved 2012-01-27.

External links

• Orbital simulation from JPL (Java) / Ephemeris
• Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets
• 712 Boliviana at the JPL Small-Body Database

• Discovery · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters