654 Zelinda
654 Zelinda is a minor planet orbiting the Sun that was discovered on 4 January 1908 by German astronomer August Kopff. On favorable oppositions, it can be as bright as magnitude 10.0, as on January 30, 2016.
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | August Kopff |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | 4 January 1908 |
| Designations | |
| (654) Zelinda | |
| 1908 BM | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 108.29 yr (39553 d) |
| Aphelion | 2.8288 AU (423.18 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 1.7653 AU (264.09 Gm) |
| 2.2970 AU (343.63 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.23150 |
| 3.48 yr (1271.6 d) | |
| 51.9052° | |
| 0° 16m 59.196s / day | |
| Inclination | 18.125° |
| 278.460° | |
| 214.008° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 63.70±1.95 km[1] 63.915 ± 2.615 km[2] |
| Mass | (1.35 ± 0.14) × 1018 kg[2] |
Mean density | 1.23 ± 0.19 g/cm3[2] |
| 31.735 h (1.3223 d) | |
| 0.0425±0.003 | |
| 8.52 | |
In 1988, this object was detected with radar from the Arecibo Observatory at a distance of 0.89 AU. The measured radar cross-section was 2,200 km2.[3] Measurements made using the adaptive optics system at the W. M. Keck Observatory give a diameter estimate of 131 km. This is 13% smaller than the diameter estimated from the IRAS observatory measurements. It is roughly triangular in shape.[4]
References
- "654 Zelinda (1908 BM)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- Carry, B. (December 2012), "Density of asteroids", Planetary and Space Science, 73, pp. 98–118, arXiv:1203.4336, Bibcode:2012P&SS...73...98C, doi:10.1016/j.pss.2012.03.009. See Table 1.
- Ostro, S. J.; et al. (October 1991), "Asteroid radar astrometry", Astronomical Journal, 102, pp. 1490–1502, Bibcode:1991AJ....102.1490O, doi:10.1086/115975.
- Marchis, F.; et al. (November 2006), "Shape, size and multiplicity of main-belt asteroids. I. Keck Adaptive Optics survey", Icarus, 185 (1), pp. 39–63, Bibcode:2006Icar..185...39M, doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2006.06.001, PMC 2600456, PMID 19081813, retrieved 27 March 2013.
External links
- Lightcurve plot of 654 Zelinda, Palmer Divide Observatory, B. D. Warner (2007)
- Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info)
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
- 654 Zelinda at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 654 Zelinda at the JPL Small-Body Database
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