(598) Octavia ( lat. Octavia ) - an asteroid in the asteroid belt , found by Max Wolf on April 13, 1906 in Heidelberg.
| (598) Octavia | |
|---|---|
| Asteroid | |
| Opening | |
| Discoverer | Max Wolf |
| Place of discovery | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | April 13, 1906 |
| Eponym | Octavia the Younger |
| Alternative notation | 1906 UC ; A907 JB |
| Category | Main ring |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Age of December 9, 2014 JD 2457000.5 | |
| Eccentricity ( e ) | 0.2469298 |
| Semimajor axis ( a ) | 413.336 million km (2.7629790 AU ) |
| Perihelion ( q ) | 2,0807171 |
| Aphelion ( Q ) | 3,4452408 |
| Circulation Period ( P ) | 1677.509 days (4.593 g. ) |
| Average orbital speed | 17.642 km / s |
| Inclination ( i ) | 1.2255358 ° |
| Longitude node (Ω) | 91.859011 ° |
| Perihelion Argument (ω) | 291.26640 ° |
| Median Anomaly ( M ) | 35.715293 ° |
| Asteroid satellite | - |
| physical characteristics | |
| Diameter | 72.33 km |
| Rotation period | 10.8903 h |
| Spectral class | X |
| Apparent magnitude | 14.75 m (current) |
| Absolute magnitude | 9.53 m |
| Albedo | 0,0521 |
| Current distance from the sun | 2,443 a. e. |
| Current distance from earth | 2.88 a. e. |
It is named Octavia, in honor of Octavia the Younger , the elder sister of the first Roman emperor Octavian Augustus [1] .
The orbit of the asteroid Octavius and its position in the solar system
See also
- List of asteroids (501-600)
- Classifications of Minor Planets
Notes
- ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . - Fifth Revised and Enlarged Edition. - B. , Heidelberg, N. Y .: Springer, 2003 .-- P. 61. - ISBN 3-540-00238-3 .