489 Comacina

Comacina (minor planet designation: 489 Comacina) is a minor planet orbiting the Sun.

489 Comacina
Shape of Comacina from modeled lightcurve
Discovery
Discovered byLuigi Carnera
Discovery siteHeidelberg
Discovery date2 September 1902
Designations
(489) Comacina
Pronunciation/kɒməˈsnə/[1]
Named after
Isola Comacina
1902 JM
AdjectivesComacinian /kɒməˈsɪniən/
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc105.09 yr (38384 d)
Aphelion3.2927 AU (492.58 Gm)
Perihelion3.0089 AU (450.13 Gm)
3.1508 AU (471.35 Gm)
Eccentricity0.045031
5.59 yr (2042.8 d)
282.24°
0° 10m 34.428s / day
Inclination13.000°
166.898°
12.215°
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
69.695±1.5 km
9.02 h (0.376 d)
0.0427±0.002
8.32

    References

    1. Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
    2. "489 Comacina (1902 JM)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 6 May 2016.


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