541 Deborah
Main-belt asteroid
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541 Deborah is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It was discovered by Max Wolf on August 4, 1904. The semi-major axis of the orbit lies just inside the 5/2 Kirkwood gap, located at 2.824 AU.[4] It was named after the biblical character Deborah.
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Max Wolf |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | 4 August 1904 |
| Designations | |
| (541) Deborah | |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdɛbərə/[1] |
| 1904 OO | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 111.69 yr (40793 d) |
| Aphelion | 2.9569 AU (442.35 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.6746 AU (400.11 Gm) |
| 2.8157 AU (421.22 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.050128 |
| 4.72 yr (1725.8 d) | |
| 307.870° | |
| 0° 12m 30.96s / day | |
| Inclination | 6.0007° |
| 267.656° | |
| 357.52° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 57±2 km[3] |
| 29.368 h (1.2237 d) | |
| 0.0496±0.005 | |
| 10.1 | |
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