593 Titania
Discovery | |
---|---|
Discovered by | August Kopff |
Discovery site | Heidelberg |
Discovery date | 20 March 1906 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | (593) Titania |
Pronunciation | /taɪˈteɪniə/[1] |
1906 TT | |
Orbital characteristics[2] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 109.99 yr (40173 d) |
Aphelion | 3.2796 AU (490.62 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.1201 AU (317.16 Gm) |
2.6998 AU (403.88 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.21475 |
4.44 yr (1620.3 d) | |
6.54586° | |
0° 13m 19.848s / day | |
Inclination | 16.884° |
75.995° | |
31.131° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 37.66±2.5 km |
Synodic rotation period | 9.89 h (0.412 d) |
0.0604±0.009 | |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.28 |
Titania (minor planet designation: 593 Titania) is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. The name may have been inspired by the asteroid's provisional designation 1906 TT.
References[]
- ^ Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
- ^ "593 Titania (1906 TT)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
External links[]
- 593 Titania at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 593 Titania at the JPL Small-Body Database
Categories:
- Minor planet object articles (numbered)
- Background asteroids
- Discoveries by August Kopff
- Minor planets named from literature
- Named minor planets
- C-type asteroids (Tholen)
- Astronomical objects discovered in 1906
- Main-belt-asteroid stubs