454 Mathesis

454 Mathesis is a main-belt asteroid that was discovered by German astronomer Friedrich Karl Arnold Schwassmann on March 28, 1900. Its provisional name was 1900 FC.

DiscoveredbyFriedrich Karl Arnold Schwassmann

DiscoverysiteHeidelberg (024)

Discoverydate28 March 1900

MPCdesignation

(454) Mathesis

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454 Mathesis

Lightcurve-base 3D-model of 454 Mathesis.
Discovery
Discovered by	Friedrich Karl Arnold Schwassmann
Discovery site	Heidelberg (024)
Discovery date	28 March 1900
Designations
MPC designation	(454) Mathesis
Pronunciation	/məˈθiːsɪs/[1]
Named after	mathematics
Alternative designations	1900 FC
Minor planet category	main belt
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	116.05 yr (42387 d)
Aphelion	2.9158 AU (436.20 Gm)
Perihelion	2.3409 AU (350.19 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.6284 AU (393.20 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.10937
Orbital period (sidereal)	4.26 yr (1556.4 d)
Mean anomaly	98.12293°
Mean motion	0° 13m 52.679s / day
Inclination	6.29209869841666°
Longitude of ascending node	32.29958°
Argument of perihelion	177.3387°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	81.57±3.2 km
Synodic rotation period	8.378 h (0.3491 d)
Geometric albedo	0.0555±0.005
Absolute magnitude (H)	9.20

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Photometric observations of this asteroid at the Altimira Observatory in 2004 gave a light curve with a period of 8.37784 ± 0.00003 hours and a brightness variation of 0.32 in magnitude. This differs from periods of 7.075 hours reported in 1994 and 7.745 hours in 1998.^[3]