912 Maritima

912 Maritima is an asteroid in the asteroid belt. Based on lightcurve studies observing Maritima over a three-month period, Maritima has a rotation period of 1332 hours.[1] Analysis reveals a possible synodic period of 1332±5 h.[3] Superslow rotators, those with periods longer than a few days, are generally small asteroids.[3] The current paradigm is that slowing of an asteroid's spin rate is the result of YORP radiation pressure, which acts on the target as the inverse square of its size and the inverse of its semi-major axis.[3] The rotation period is less than conclusive.[3]

912 Maritima
Discovery[1]
Discovered byA. Schwassmann
Bergedorf
Discovery date27 April 1919
Designations
(912) Maritima
Pronunciation/məˈrɪtɪmə/[2]
Main belt[1]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc85.59 yr (31263 days)
Aphelion3.6842 AU (551.15 Gm) (Q)
Perihelion2.5842 AU (386.59 Gm) (q)
3.1342 AU (468.87 Gm) (a)
Eccentricity0.17548 (e)
5.55 yr (2026.7 d)
282.25° (M)
 10m 39.468s / day (n)
Inclination18.344° (i)
34.032° (Ω)
88.889° (ω)
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
41.585±1 km (IRAS)
1,332 h (55.5 d)[1][3]
0.1115±0.006[1]
C[1]
13.3 to 16.9
9.3[1]

    References

    1. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 912 Maritima (1919 FJ)" (2011-12-30 last obs). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
    2. Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
    3. Higgins, David; Martinez, Luis (2011). "Period Determination of Asteroid 912 Maritima". The Minor Planet Bulletin. 38 (2): 78–79. Bibcode:2011MPBu...38...78H. ISSN 1052-8091.


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