719 Albert
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719 Albert, provisional designation 1911 MT, is a stony asteroid, approximately 2.5 kilometers in diameter, classified as a near-Earth object of the Amor group of asteroids. It was discovered by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa at the Vienna Observatory on 3 October 1911,[3] and subsequently a lost minor planet for 89 years. The asteroid was named in memory of Albert Salomon Anselm von Rothschild, an Austrian philanthropist and banker.[2] Albert was the second Amor asteroid discovered, the first being 433 Eros.
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Discovery [1] | |
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Discovered by | J. Palisa |
Discovery site | Vienna Obs. |
Discovery date | 3 October 1911 |
Designations | |
(719) Albert | |
Named after | Albert Salomon Anselm von Rothschild [2] (Austrian banker) |
1911 MT · 2000 JW8 | |
NEO · Amor [1][3] | |
Orbital characteristics [1] | |
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 105.57 yr (38,560 days) |
Aphelion | 4.0830 AU |
Perihelion | 1.1964 AU |
2.6397 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.5468 |
4.29 yr (1,567 days) | |
270.46° | |
0° 13m 47.28s / day | |
Inclination | 11.574° |
183.92° | |
156.12° | |
Earth MOID | 0.2030 AU · 79.1 LD |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 2.36 km (calculated)[4] |
5.8007±0.0003 h[5] 5.801 h[4] 5.8011±0.0034 h[lower-alpha 1] 5.8012±0.0034 h[lower-alpha 1] 5.802 h[6] 15.577±0.005 h[lower-alpha 2] | |
0.12[6] 0.15 (assumed)[7] 0.20 (assumed)[4] | |
SMASS = S [1] · S [4][8][9] · X [10] B–V = 0.855±0.023[9] V–R = 0.491±0.012[9] V–I = 0.870±0.013[9] | |
15.00[10] · 15.5[1][4] · 15.57±0.17[11] | |
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