| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | August Kopff |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | 23 January 1908 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | (658) Asteria |
| Pronunciation | /əˈstɪəriə/ |
| Alternative designations | 1908 BW |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 109.62 yr (40038 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.0400 AU (454.78 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.6661 AU (398.84 Gm) |
| Semi-major axis | 2.8530 AU (426.80 Gm) |
| Eccentricity | 0.065512 |
| Orbital period (sidereal) | 4.82 yr (1760.2 d) |
| Mean anomaly | 239.630° |
| Mean motion | 0° 12 16.272 / day |
| Inclination | 1.5061° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 351.004° |
| Argument of perihelion | 61.086° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mean radius | 11.475±0.6 km |
| Synodic rotation period | 21.034 h (0.8764 d) |
| Geometric albedo | 0.2040±0.024 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.54 |
658 Asteria is a minor planet orbiting the Sun.
References
- Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
- "658 Asteria (1908 BW)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
External links
- 658 Asteria at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 658 Asteria at the JPL Small-Body Database
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