799 Gudula
Main-belt asteroid
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799 Gudula is a minor planet orbiting the Sun discovered by German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth on 9 March 1915 at the Heidelberg observatory.[2]
Discoverydate9 March 1915
(799) Gudula
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | K. Reinmuth |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
| Discovery date | 9 March 1915 |
| Designations | |
| (799) Gudula | |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɡjuːdələ/[citation needed] |
| 1915 WO | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 109.04 yr (39828 d) |
| Aphelion | 2.5974 AU (388.57 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.4883 AU (372.24 Gm) |
| 2.5428 AU (380.40 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.021454 |
| 4.05 yr (1481.0 d) | |
| 132.296° | |
| 0° 14m 35.052s / day | |
| Inclination | 5.2827° |
| 164.879° | |
| 238.013° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 21.815±1.25 km | |
| 14.814 h (0.6173 d) | |
| 0.0704±0.009 | |
| 10.2 | |
Photometric observations of this asteroid at the Oakley Observatory in Terre Haute, Indiana, during 2006 gave a light curve with a period of 14.814 ± 0.003 hours and a brightness variation of 0.30 ± 0.03 in magnitude.[3]