914 Palisana
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914 Palisana, provisional designation 1919 FN, is a Phocaean asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 77 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf at Heidelberg Observatory on 4 July 1919.[10]
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Discovery | |
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Discovered by | M. F. Wolf |
Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
Discovery date | 4 July 1919 |
Designations | |
(914) Palisana | |
Pronunciation | /pælɪˈseɪnə/ |
Named after | Johann Palisa (Austrian astronomer)[1] |
1919 FN · A904 PB A916 WC | |
main-belt · Phocaea [2] | |
Orbital characteristics [3] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 84.07 yr (30,706 days) |
Aphelion | 2.9857 AU |
Perihelion | 1.9300 AU |
2.4578 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.2148 |
3.85 yr (1,407 days) | |
71.191° | |
0° 15m 20.88s / day | |
Inclination | 25.206° |
255.80° | |
49.144° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 76 km[4] 76.61±1.7 km[5] 77.000±13.12 km[6] 91.2 km[2] 97.33±1.49 km[7] |
Mass | (2.35 ± 0.24) × 1018 kg[8] |
Mean density | 8.36 ± 1.85[8] g/cm3 |
15.922 h (0.6634 d) | |
0.0943±0.004[5] 0.0666[2] 0.059±0.002[7] 0.0934±0.0376[6] | |
B–V = 0.741 U–B = 0.368 Tholen = CU [3][8] C [2] | |
8.76[3][2][5][7][6] 8.96±0.30[9] | |
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