263 Dresda

263 Dresda
Discovery
Discovered by Johann Palisa
Discovery date 3 November 1886
Designations
MPC designation (263) Dresda
Named after
 Dresden
A905 OC, A915 RL,
A917 BA, 1950 XV,
1977 PC
Main belt (Koronis)
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 118.15 yr (43153 d)
Aphelion 3.10916 AU (465.124 Gm)
Perihelion 2.66885 AU (399.254 Gm)
2.88900 AU (432.188 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.076205
4.91 yr (1793.6 d)
17.53 km/s
178.711°
0° 12m 2.578s / day
Inclination 1.31813°
216.168°
162.281°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 23.24±1.9 km
16.809 h (0.7004 d)
0.2263±0.043
10.2

    263 Dresda is a typical Main belt asteroid. It belongs to the Koronis family of asteroids.

    It has a lightly coloured surface and likely is not composed of carbonaceous materials, but is similar in composition as another Koronis family member, 243 Ida.

    It was discovered by Johann Palisa on 3 November 1886 in Vienna.

    The asteroid's name derives from the German city of Dresden.

    References

    1. ↑ "263 Dresda". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 May 2016.


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