535 Montague
Main-belt asteroid
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535 Montague is a minor planet orbiting the Sun that was discovered by Raymond Smith Dugan on 7 May 1904 in Heidelberg, Germany. It was named after the town Montague in Massachusetts.
Discoverydate7 May 1904
(535) Montague
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Raymond Smith Dugan |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | 7 May 1904 |
| Designations | |
| (535) Montague | |
| Pronunciation | /ˈmɒntəɡjuː/ MON-tə-ghew[1] |
| 1904 OC | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 111.95 yr (40889 d) |
| Aphelion | 2.6316 AU (393.68 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.5073 AU (375.09 Gm) |
| 2.5694 AU (384.38 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.024181 |
| 4.12 yr (1504.4 d) | |
| 165.239° | |
| 0° 14m 21.48s / day | |
| Inclination | 6.7774° |
| 84.813° | |
| 64.514° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 37.245±2.3 km | |
| 10.248 h[3] 10.2482 h (0.42701 d)[2] | |
| 0.0514±0.007 | |
| 9.4 | |
Photometric observations of this asteroid give a light curve with a period of 10.248 hours.[3]
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