415 Palatia
Main-belt asteroid
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415 Palatia is a large main belt asteroid that was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf on 7 February 1896 in Heidelberg.
Lightcurve-base 3D-model of 415 Palatia. | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Max Wolf |
| Discovery date | 7 February 1896 |
| Designations | |
| (415) Palatia | |
| Pronunciation | /pÉËleɪÊÉ/ pÉ-LAY-shÉ |
Named after | Electorate of the Palatinate |
| 1896 CO | |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 116.21 yr (42447 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.6320 AU (543.34 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 1.95333 AU (292.214 Gm) |
| 2.7927 AU (417.78 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.30055 |
| 4.67 yr (1704.6 d) | |
| 354.775° | |
| 0° 12m 40.284s / day | |
| Inclination | 8.1710° |
| 126.975° | |
| 297.137° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 76.34±4.6 km |
| 20.73 h (0.864 d) | |
| 0.0628±0.008 | |
| DP | |
| 9.21 | |
10μ radiometric data collected from Kitt Peak in 1975 gave an overly large diameter estimate of 93 km. It has a very low radiometric albedo of 0.026 and the spectrum suggests a metal-rich enstatite composition.[2]
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