758 Mancunia
758 Mancunia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It was discovered by H. E. Wood (a Mancunian) in Johannesburg in 1912.
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | H. E. Wood |
| Discovery site | Johannesburg |
| Discovery date | 18 May 1912 |
| Designations | |
| (758) Mancunia | |
| Pronunciation | /mænˈkjuːniə/[1] |
| 1912 PE | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 101.39 yr (37034 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.6704 AU (549.08 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.7081 AU (405.13 Gm) |
| 3.1893 AU (477.11 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.15086 |
| 5.70 yr (2080.3 d) | |
| 260.973° | |
| 0° 10m 22.98s / day | |
| Inclination | 5.6102° |
| 106.200° | |
| 314.999° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.72323 AU (257.792 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 1.66575 AU (249.193 Gm) |
| TJupiter | 3.172 |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 42.74±3.35 km[2] 43.54 ± 0.655 km[3] |
| Mass | (9.31 ± 0.80) × 1017 kg[3] |
Mean density | 2.69 ± 0.26 g/cm3[3] |
| 12.7253 h (0.53022 d) | |
| 0.1317±0.023 | |
| 8.16 | |
References
- "Mancunian". Oxford English Dictionary (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press. September 2005. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- "758 Mancunia (1912 PE)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- Carry, B. (December 2012), "Density of asteroids", Planetary and Space Science, 73, pp. 98–118, arXiv:1203.4336, Bibcode:2012P&SS...73...98C, doi:10.1016/j.pss.2012.03.009. See Table 1.
External links
- Lightcurve plot of 758 Mancunia, Palmer Divide Observatory, B. D. Warner (2006)
- Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info)
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
- 758 Mancunia at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 758 Mancunia at the JPL Small-Body Database
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