738 Alagasta

738 Alagasta /æləˈɡæstə/ is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. The asteroid is roughly 63 km in diameter and has a low albedo.[1]

738 Alagasta
Discovery
Discovered byFranz Kaiser
Discovery siteHeidelberg
Discovery date7 January 1913
Designations
(738) Alagasta
Pronunciation/æləˈɡæstə/
Named after
Gau-Algesheim
1913 QO
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc103.27 yr (37720 d)
Aphelion3.2040 AU (479.31 Gm)
Perihelion2.8698 AU (429.32 Gm)
3.0369 AU (454.31 Gm)
Eccentricity0.055023
5.29 yr (1933.1 d)
146.545°
 11m 10.428s / day
Inclination3.5344°
132.115°
41.826°
Earth MOID1.87517 AU (280.521 Gm)
Jupiter MOID1.76226 AU (263.630 Gm)
TJupiter3.236
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
31.395±0.6 km
18.86 h (0.786 d)[1]
0.0398±0.002[1]
10.13[1]

    See also

    • List of minor planets/701–800
    • Meanings of minor planet names: 501–1000

    References


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