713 Luscinia
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | J. Helffrich |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
| Discovery date | 18 April 1911 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | (713) Luscinia |
| Pronunciation | /luːˈsɪniə/[1] |
| 1911 LS | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 105.00 yr (38350 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.9473 AU (590.51 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.8350 AU (424.11 Gm) |
| 3.3912 AU (507.32 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.16400 |
| 6.24 yr (2281.0 d) | |
| 133.98° | |
| 0° 9m 28.188s / day | |
| Inclination | 10.359° |
| 217.687° | |
| 137.252° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 52.76±1.55 km |
Synodic rotation period | 9.9143 h (0.41310 d) |
| 0.0410±0.003 | |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.97 |
713 Luscinia is a large, main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. It is a member of the Cybele asteroid group.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Luscinia". Merriam-Webster Dictionary.
- ^ "713 Luscinia (1911 LS)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ Lagerkvist, Claes-Ingvar; et al. (January 2001), "A Study of Cybele Asteroids. I. Spin Properties of Ten Asteroids", Icarus, 149 (1): 190–197, Bibcode:2001Icar..149..190L, doi:10.1006/icar.2000.6507.
External links[]
- Lightcurve plot of (713) Luscinia, Antelope Hills Observatory
- 713 Luscinia at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 713 Luscinia at the JPL Small-Body Database
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