249 Ilse

Ilse (minor planet designation: 249 Ilse) is a Main belt asteroid. It has an unusually slow rotation period, about 3.5 days.

249 Ilse
Discovery
Discovered byC. H. F. Peters
Discovery date16 August 1885
Designations
(249) Ilse
PronunciationGerman: [ˈɪlzə][1]
1973 PB
Main belt
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc130.59 yr (47699 d)
Aphelion2.89450 AU (433.011 Gm)
Perihelion1.85992 AU (278.240 Gm)
2.37721 AU (355.626 Gm)
Eccentricity0.21760
3.67 yr (1338.8 d)
19.31 km/s
223.964°
 16m 8.065s / day
Inclination9.61979°
334.727°
42.3241°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions34.83±1.1 km
84.94 h (3.539 d)
0.0428±0.003
Temperatureunknown
11.33

    It was discovered by C. H. F. Peters on August 16, 1885, in Clinton, New York and was named after Ilse, a legendary German princess.

    Due to the long rotation period, a possible asteroidal satellite of Ilse was proposed by R. P. Binzel in 1987 however no evidence of this has been found.[3]

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