581 Tauntonia

Tauntonia (minor planet designation: 581 Tauntonia) is a dark Alauda asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 61 kilometers in diameter.[2]

581 Tauntonia
Discovery
Discovered byJ. H. Metcalf
Discovery siteTaunton, Massachusetts
Discovery date24 December 1905
Designations
(581) Tauntonia
Pronunciation/tɔːnˈtniə/
1905 SH
main-belt · (outer)
Alauda[1]
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc110.15 yr (40233 d)
Aphelion3.3180 AU (496.37 Gm)
Perihelion3.1101 AU (465.26 Gm)
3.2140 AU (480.81 Gm)
Eccentricity0.032339
5.76 yr (2104.6 d)
24.277°
 10m 15.78s / day
Inclination21.878°
102.603°
28.971°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions61.481±0.265 km[2]
16.54 h (0.689 d)[2]
0.031±0.005[2]
Xk (SMASSII)[2]
9.8[2]

    The asteroid is a member of the Alauda family (902),[1] a large family of typically bright carbonaceous asteroids and named after its parent body, 702 Alauda.[3]:23

    References

    1. "Asteroid 581 Tauntonia – Nesvorny HCM Asteroid Families V3.0". Small Bodies Data Ferret. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
    2. "581 Tauntonia (1905 SH)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
    3. Nesvorný, D.; Broz, M.; Carruba, V. (December 2014). Identification and Dynamical Properties of Asteroid Families. Asteroids IV. pp. 297–321. arXiv:1502.01628. Bibcode:2015aste.book..297N. doi:10.2458/azu_uapress_9780816532131-ch016. ISBN 9780816532131.


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