799 Gudula

799 Gudula is a minor planet orbiting the Sun discovered by German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth on 9 March 1915 at the Heidelberg observatory.[2]

799 Gudula
Discovery
Discovered byK. Reinmuth
Discovery siteHeidelberg Obs.
Discovery date9 March 1915
Designations
(799) Gudula
Pronunciation/ˈɡjuːdələ/
1915 WO
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc109.04 yr (39828 d)
Aphelion2.5974 AU (388.57 Gm)
Perihelion2.4883 AU (372.24 Gm)
2.5428 AU (380.40 Gm)
Eccentricity0.021454
4.05 yr (1481.0 d)
132.296°
0° 14m 35.052s / day
Inclination5.2827°
164.879°
238.013°
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
21.815±1.25 km
14.814 h (0.6173 d)
0.0704±0.009
10.2

    Photometric observations of this asteroid at the Oakley Observatory in Terre Haute, Indiana, during 2006 gave a light curve with a period of 14.814 ± 0.003 hours and a brightness variation of 0.30 ± 0.03 in magnitude.[3]

    References

    1. Yeomans, Donald K., "799 Gudula", JPL Small-Body Database Browser, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, retrieved 4 May 2016.
    2. "Numbered Minor Planets 1–5000", Discovery Circumstances, IAU Minor Planet center, retrieved 7 April 2013.
    3. Ditteon, Richard; Hawkins, Scot (September 2007), "Asteroid Lightcurve Analysis at the Oakley Observatory - October-November 2006", The Minor Planet Bulletin, 34 (3), pp. 59–64, Bibcode:2007MPBu...34...59D.


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