541 Deborah
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Max Wolf |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | 4 August 1904 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | (541) Deborah |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdɛbərə/[1] |
| 1904 OO | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 111.69 yr (40793 d) |
| Aphelion | 2.9569 AU (442.35 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.6746 AU (400.11 Gm) |
| 2.8157 AU (421.22 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.050128 |
| 4.72 yr (1725.8 d) | |
| 307.870° | |
| 0° 12m 30.96s / day | |
| Inclination | 6.0007° |
| 267.656° | |
| 357.52° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 28.505±1.45 km |
Synodic rotation period | 29.368 h (1.2237 d) |
| 0.0496±0.005 | |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.1 |
Deborah (minor planet designation: 541 Deborah) is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It was discovered by Max Wolf on August 4, 1904. The semi-major axis of the orbit lies just inside the 5/2 Kirkwood gap, located at 2.824 AU.[3] It was named after the biblical character Deborah.
References[]
- ^ Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
- ^ "541 Deborah (1904 OO)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Archived from the original on 17 September 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ Scholl, Hans; Froeschlé, Claude (September 1975), "Asteroidal motion at the 5/2, 7/3 and 2/1 resonances", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 42 (3): 457–463, Bibcode:1975A&A....42..457S
External links[]
- 541 Deborah at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 541 Deborah at the JPL Small-Body Database
 | This article about an asteroid native to the asteroid belt is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
Categories:
- Minor planet object articles (numbered)
- Background asteroids
- Discoveries by Max Wolf
- Minor planets named for people
- Minor planets named for biblical people
- Named minor planets
- B-type asteroids (SMASS)
- Astronomical objects discovered in 1904
- Main-belt-asteroid stubs