354 Eleonora
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Auguste Charlois |
| Discovery date | 17 January 1893 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | (354) Eleonora |
| Pronunciation | /ɛliəˈnɔːrə/[1] |
| 1893 A | |
Minor planet category | Main belt |
| Adjectives | Eleonorian |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 123.16 yr (44983 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.1188 AU (466.57 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.47676 AU (370.518 Gm) |
| 2.79777 AU (418.540 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.11474 |
| 4.68 yr (1709.3 d) | |
| 123.762° | |
| 0° 12m 38.196s / day | |
| Inclination | 18.403° |
| 140.37° | |
| 5.5215° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | c/a = 0.75±0.08[3] |
Mean diameter | 165±3 km[3] 155.17±8.5 km[2] 154.3±5.6 km[4] |
| Mass | (7.5±2.7)×1018 kg[3] (7.18±2.57)×1018 kg[4] |
Mean density | 3.18±1.14 g/cm3[3] 3.73±1.39 g/cm3[4] |
Synodic rotation period | 4.277 h (0.1782 d) |
| 0.172[3] 0.1948±0.023 | |
| S | |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 6.44 |
Eleonora (minor planet designation: 354 Eleonora) is a large, stony main-belt asteroid that was discovered by the French astronomer Auguste Charlois on January 17, 1893, in Nice.[5]
Photometric observations of this asteroid gave a light curve with a period of 13.623 hours. The data was used to construct a model for the asteroid, revealing it to be a regular-shaped object, spinning about a pole with ecliptic coordinates (β, λ) = (+20°, 356°), although this is with an accuracy of only ±10°. The ratio of the major to minor axes lengths is roughly equal to 1.2.[6] It is classified as an S-type asteroid and has an estimated size of 154.34 km.[4] The spectrum of 354 Eleonora reveals the strong presence of the mineral olivine, a relatively rarity in the asteroid belt.[7]
During favorable oppositions, such as in 1968 and 2010, Eleonora can reach an apparent magnitude of +9.31.
References[]
- ^ "Eleonora". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
- ^ a b Yeomans, Donald K., "354 Eleonora", JPL Small-Body Database Browser, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ a b c d e P. Vernazza et al. (2021) VLT/SPHERE imaging survey of the largest main-belt asteroids: Final results and synthesis. Astronomy & Astrophysics 54, A56
- ^ a b c d Carry, B. (December 2012), "Density of asteroids", Planetary and Space Science, vol. 73, pp. 98–118, arXiv:1203.4336, Bibcode:2012P&SS...73...98C, doi:10.1016/j.pss.2012.03.009. See Table 1.
- ^ "Numbered Minor Planets 1–5000", Discovery Circumstances, IAU Minor Planet center, retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ^ Kaasalainen, M.; et al. (October 2002), "Models of Twenty Asteroids from Photometric Data", Icarus, vol. 159, no. 2, pp. 369–395, Bibcode:2002Icar..159..369K, doi:10.1006/icar.2002.6907.
- ^ Burbine, T. H.; et al. (July 2000), "The Nature of Olivine Asteroids", Meteoritics & Planetary Science, vol. 35, pp. A35, Bibcode:2000M&PSA..35R..35B, doi:10.1111/j.1945-5100.2000.tb01796.x.
External links[]
- 354 Eleonora at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 354 Eleonora at the JPL Small-Body Database
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