492 Gismonda
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Max Wolf |
Discovery site | Heidelberg Observatory |
Discovery date | 3 September 1902 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | (492) Gismonda |
Pronunciation | /dʒɪzˈmɒndə/ |
1902 JR | |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 113.62 yr (41499 d) |
Aphelion | 3.6662 AU (548.46 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.5610 AU (383.12 Gm) |
3.1136 AU (465.79 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.17747 |
5.49 yr (2006.7 d) | |
267.617° | |
0° 10m 45.84s / day | |
Inclination | 1.6188° |
46.215° | |
296.611° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 25.845±0.7 km |
Synodic rotation period | 6.488 h (0.2703 d) |
0.0795±0.005 | |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.9 |
Gismonda (minor planet designation: 492 Gismonda) is a Themistian asteroid discovered by Max Wolf. Gismonda is named after the daughter of Tancred, prince of Salerno, from Giovanni Boccaccio's work, The Decameron.[2]
References[]
- ^ "492 Gismonda (1902 JR)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ^ "(492) Gismonda". (492) Gismonda In: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer. 2003. p. 54. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_493. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7.
External links[]
- Lightcurve plot of (492) Gismonda, Antelope Hills Observatory
- 492 Gismonda at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 492 Gismonda at the JPL Small-Body Database
Categories:
- Minor planet object articles (numbered)
- Themis asteroids
- Discoveries by Max Wolf
- Minor planets named from literature
- Named minor planets
- Astronomical objects discovered in 1902
- C-type main-belt-asteroid stubs