223 Rosa

Rosa (minor planet designation: 223 Rosa) is a large Themistian asteroid. It is classified as a combination of C-type and P-type asteroids, so it is probably composed of carbonaceous material rich in water ice. It was discovered by Johann Palisa on 9 March 1882, in Vienna. The origin of the name is not known.

223 Rosa
Discovery
Discovered byJohann Palisa
Discovery date9 March 1882
Designations
(223) Rosa
A887 BA, 1942 EL
Main belt (Themis)
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc130.29 yr (47590 d)
Aphelion3.45415 AU (516.733 Gm)
Perihelion2.73689 AU (409.433 Gm)
3.09552 AU (463.083 Gm)
Eccentricity0.11586
5.45 yr (1989.3 d)
16.94 km/s
309.511°
0° 10m 51.488s / day
Inclination1.93552°
47.9276°
61.7716°
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter
87.61±4.4 km
20.283 h (0.8451 d)
0.0309±0.003
CP
9.68,[1] 9.72[2]

    Photometric observations made in 2011–2012 at the Organ Mesa Observatory in Las Cruces, New Mexico, produced a light curve with a period of 20.283 ± 0.002 hours and a brightness variation of 0.13 ± 0.02 in magnitude. The curve has two asymmetrical maxima and minima per 20.283-hour cycle.[3]

    References

    1. Yeomans, Donald K., "223 Rosa", JPL Small-Body Database Browser, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, retrieved 12 May 2016.
    2. Warner, Brian D. (December 2007), "Initial Results of a Dedicated H-G Project", The Minor Planet Bulletin, 34, pp. 113–119, Bibcode:2007MPBu...34..113W.
    3. Pilcher, Frederick (July 2012), "Rotation Period Determinations for 46 Hestia, 223 Rosa, 225 Henrietta, 266 Aline, 750 Oskar, and 765 Mattiaca", The Minor Planet Bulletin, 39 (3), pp. 171–173, Bibcode:2012MPBu...39..171P.


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