412 Elisabetha
Elisabetha (minor planet designation: 412 Elisabetha) is a large main belt asteroid that was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf on 7 January 1896 in Heidelberg. It may have been named after his mother, Elise Wolf (née Helwerth).[3]
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Max Wolf |
| Discovery date | 7 January 1896 |
| Designations | |
| (412) Elisabetha | |
| 1896 CK | |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 117.65 yr (42970 d) |
| Aphelion | 2.8841 AU (431.46 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.64290 AU (395.372 Gm) |
| 2.7635 AU (413.41 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.043648 |
| 4.59 yr (1678.0 d) | |
| 1.07289° | |
| 0° 12m 52.344s / day | |
| Inclination | 13.767° |
| 106.47° | |
| 91.701° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 90.96±2.2 km |
| 19.635 h (0.8181 d) | |
| 0.0536±0.003 | |
| 9.2,[1] 8.97[2] | |
References
- Yeomans, Donald K., "412 Elisabetha", JPL Small-Body Database Browser, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, retrieved 10 May 2016.
- Warner, Brian D. (December 2007), "Initial Results of a Dedicated H-G Project", The Minor Planet Bulletin, 34, pp. 113–119, Bibcode:2007MPBu...34..113W.
- Schmadel, Lutz D. (2012), Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Springer, p. 47, ISBN 3642297188.
External links
- 412 Elisabetha at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 412 Elisabetha at the JPL Small-Body Database
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