(541) Deborah ( German: Deborah ) - an asteroid of the main belt , which belongs to the spectral class B. It was discovered on August 4, 1904 by the German astronomer Max Wolf at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl Observatory and is named after Deborah , a biblical prophet from the Book of Judges . The semimajor axis of the asteroid is located directly in the slits of Kirkwood [1] .
| (541) Deborah | |
|---|---|
| Asteroid | |
| Opening | |
| Discoverer | Max Wolf |
| Place of discovery | Heidelberg-Königstuhl Observatory |
| Discovery date | August 4, 1904 |
| Eponym | Deborah , a biblical prophet from the Book of Judges |
| Alternative notation | 1904 OO 1 , 1957 WU1 |
| Category | Main ring |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Age of May 23, 2014 JD 2456800.5 | |
| Eccentricity ( e ) | 0,052164763760 |
| Semimajor axis ( a ) | 420.922 million km (2.813692087310 AU ) |
| Perihelion ( q ) | 398.965 million km (2,666916504282 a.u.) |
| Aphelion ( Q ) | 442.88 million km (2,960467670338 AU) |
| Circulation Period ( P ) | 1723.905 days (4.72 g. ) |
| Average orbital speed | 17.744 km / s |
| Inclination ( i ) | 6.008497335923 ° |
| Longitude node (Ω) | 267.8104851753 ° |
| Perihelion Argument (ω) | 357.3443089063 ° |
| Median Anomaly ( M ) | 141.0986897980 ° |
| physical characteristics | |
| Diameter | 57.01 km |
| Rotation period | 13.91 h |
| Spectral class | B |
| Apparent magnitude | 15.93 m (current) |
| Absolute magnitude | 10 m |
| Albedo | 0,0496 |
| Current distance from the sun | 2.96 a. e. |
| Current distance from earth | 3,678 a. e. |
See also
- List of asteroids ( 501-600 )
- Classifications of Minor Planets
Notes
- ↑ Scholl, H. & Froeschle, C. (September 1975), "Asteroidal motion at the 5/2, 7/3 and 2/1 resonances", Astronomy and Astrophysics T. 42 (3): 457–463