436 Patricia
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![]() A three-dimensional model of 436 Patricia based on its light curve | |
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | M. F. Wolf A. Schwassmann |
Discovery date | 13 September 1898 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | (436) Patricia |
1898 DT | |
Minor planet category | Main belt |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 117.57 yr (42944 d) |
Aphelion | 3.41751 AU (511.252 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.98579 AU (446.668 Gm) |
3.20165 AU (478.960 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.067422 |
5.73 yr (2092.5 d) | |
181.995° | |
0° 10m 19.362s / day | |
Inclination | 18.5096° |
351.343° | |
41.1947° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 59.53±4.2 km |
Synodic rotation period | 16.133 h (0.6722 d) |
0.0599±0.009 | |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.0 |
Patricia (minor planet designation: 436 Patricia) is a large Main belt asteroid.
It was discovered by Max Wolf and A. Schwassmann on 13 September 1898 in Heidelberg.
References[]
- ^ "436 Patricia (1898 DT)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
External links[]
- Lightcurve plot of 436 Patricia, Palmer Divide Observatory, B. D. Warner (2002)
- Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info Archived 16 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine)
- 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
- 436 Patricia at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 436 Patricia at the JPL Small-Body Database
Categories:
- Minor planet object articles (numbered)
- Background asteroids
- Discoveries by Max Wolf
- Discoveries by Friedrich Karl Arnold Schwassmann
- Astronomical objects discovered in 1898
- Minor planets with names of unknown origin
- Named minor planets
- Main-belt-asteroid stubs