Astronomy:316 Goberta

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Short description: Main-belt asteroid
316 Goberta
Орбита астероида 316.png
Orbital diagram
Discovery
Discovered byAuguste Charlois
Discovery date8 September 1891
Designations
(316) Goberta
Minor planet categoryMain belt (Themis)
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc124.27 yr (45391 d)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}3.61240 astronomical unit|AU (540.407 Gm)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}2.7458 AU (410.77 Gm)
3.1791 AU (475.59 Gm)
Eccentricity0.13629
Orbital period5.67 yr (2070.4 d)
Mean anomaly315.703°
Mean motion0° 10m 25.968s / day
Inclination2.3390°
Longitude of ascending node123.921°
314.741°
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter47.92±1.9 km
Rotation period8.605 h (0.3585 d)[1]
8.605 ± 0.01 hours[2]
Geometric albedo0.0925±0.008
Absolute magnitude (H)10.1,[1] 9.87[3]


Goberta (minor planet designation: 316 Goberta) is a mid-sized Themistian asteroid[4] that was discovered by French astronomer Auguste Charlois on 8 September 1891 in Nice.[5]

The light curve of 316 Goberta shows a periodicity of 8.605 ± 0.01 hours, during which time the brightness of the object varies by 0.20 ± 0.05 in magnitude.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Yeomans, Donald K., "316 Goberta", JPL Small-Body Database Browser (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory), https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=316, retrieved 11 May 2016. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Menke, John et al. (October 2008), "Asteroid Lightcurve Analysis at Menke Observatory", The Minor Planet Bulletin 35 (4): 155–160, Bibcode2008MPBu...35..155M 
  3. Warner, Brian D. (December 2007), "Initial Results of a Dedicated H-G Project", The Minor Planet Bulletin 34: pp. 113–119, Bibcode2007MPBu...34..113W. 
  4. Licandro, J. et al. (January 2012). "5-14 μm Spitzer spectra of Themis family asteroids". Astronomy & Astrophysics 537: 7. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201118142. A73. Bibcode2012A&A...537A..73L. 
  5. Charlois, A.; Benennung von kleinen Planeten, Astronomische Nachrichten, Vol. 132, No. 3155, p. 175

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