975 Perseverantia
Main-belt asteroid
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975 Perseverantia /pərsɛvəˈrænʃiə/ is a minor planet orbiting the Sun that was discovered by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa on 27 March 1922.
Discoverydate27 March 1922
(975) Perseverantia
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Johann Palisa |
| Discovery site | Vienna |
| Discovery date | 27 March 1922 |
| Designations | |
| (975) Perseverantia | |
| Pronunciation | /pərsɛvəˈrænʃiə/ |
| 1922 LT | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 94.00 yr (34333 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.9205 AU (436.90 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.7459 AU (410.78 Gm) |
| 2.8332 AU (423.84 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.030814 |
| 4.77 yr (1741.8 d) | |
| 5.31402° | |
| 0° 12m 24.048s / day | |
| Inclination | 2.5597° |
| 38.717° | |
| 56.640° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 13.245±0.85 km | |
| 7.267 h (0.3028 d) | |
| 0.1726±0.024 | |
| 10.41 | |
This is a member of the dynamic Koronis family of asteroids that most likely formed as the result of a collisional breakup of a parent body.[2] The semi-major axis of the orbit of 975 Perseverantia lies just outside the 5/2 Kirkwood gap, located at 2.824 AU.[3]
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