(766) Moguntia ( lat.Moguntia ) - an asteroid in the outer part of the main belt , which belongs to the spectral class M. It was discovered on September 29, 1913 by the German astronomer Franz Kaiser at the Heidelberg Observatory and named after the ancient Roman name of the German city of Mainz , at whose university the discoverer of the asteroid was trained [1] .
| (766) Moguntia | |
|---|---|
| Asteroid | |
| Opening | |
| Discoverer | Franz Kaiser |
| Place of discovery | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | September 29, 1913 |
| Eponym | Mainz |
| Alternative notation | 1913 SW ; A908 WE |
| Category | Main ring |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Age of September 4, 2017 JD 2458000.5 | |
| Eccentricity ( e ) | 0.0965581 |
| Semimajor axis ( a ) | 451.58 million km (3,0186265 AU ) |
| Perihelion ( q ) | 407.976 million km (2.7271537 AU) |
| Aphelion ( Q ) | 495.184 million km (3.3100993 AU) |
| Circulation Period ( P ) | 1915.634 days (5.245 g. ) |
| Average orbital speed | 17.103 km / s |
| Inclination ( i ) | 10.08979 ° |
| Longitude node (Ω) | 7.83727 ° |
| Perihelion Argument (ω) | 71.58067 ° |
| Median Anomaly ( M ) | 229.84120 ° |
| physical characteristics | |
| Diameter | 41,044 km |
| Rotation period | 4.8164 h |
| Spectral class | M |
| Apparent magnitude | 15.79 m (current) |
| Absolute magnitude | 10.15 m |
| Albedo | 0.223 |
| Current distance from the sun | 2.728 a. e. |
| Current distance from earth | 3.367 a. e. |
The orbit of the asteroid Moguntia and its position in the solar system
See also
- List of asteroids ( 701-800 )
- 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. 73. - ISBN 3-540-00238-3 .
Links
- NASA's JPL Database of Small Bodies in the Solar System (766 )
- MPC Small Body Solar System Database (766 )
- Lightcurve plot of 766 Moguntia
- Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB) , query form ( info )
- Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR - Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend