Astronomy:352 Gisela

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Short description: Main-belt asteroid
352 Gisela
352Gisela (Lightcurve Inversion).png
A three-dimensional model of 352 Gisela based on its light curve.
Discovery
Discovered byMax Wolf
Discovery date12 January 1893
Designations
(352) Gisela
PronunciationGerman: [ˈɡiːzəlaː][1]
1893 B; A895 XA;
1950 XT
Minor planet categoryMain belt (Flora family)
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc117.47 yr (42905 d)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}2.52149 astronomical unit|AU (377.210 Gm)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}1.86634 AU (279.200 Gm)
2.19392 AU (328.206 Gm)
Eccentricity0.14931
Orbital period3.25 yr (1186.9 d)
Mean anomaly74.6135°
Mean motion0° 18m 11.88s / day
Inclination3.38092°
Longitude of ascending node247.353°
144.194°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions20.27±2.9 km
Mean density~2.7 g/cm3[3]
Rotation period7.4796 ± 0.0002 h (0.3116500 ± 8.3×10−6 d)[4]
Geometric albedo0.4261±0.153[2]
S[2]
Absolute magnitude (H)10.01,[2] 10.22 [5]


Gisela (minor planet designation: 352 Gisela) is an asteroid belonging to the Flora family[4] in the Main Belt that has an unusually high albedo.

It was discovered by Max Wolf on 12 January 1893 in Heidelberg.

References

  1. (German Names)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Yeomans, Donald K., "352 Gisela", JPL Small-Body Database Browser (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory), https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=352, retrieved 11 May 2016. 
  3. Krasinsky, G. A.; Pitjeva, E. V.; Vasilyev, M. V.; Yagudina, E. I. (2002), "Hidden Mass in the Asteroid Belt", Icarus 158 (1): 98–105, doi:10.1006/icar.2002.6837, Bibcode2002Icar..158...98K. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Kryszczynska, A. et al. (October 2012). "Do Slivan states exist in the Flora family?. I. Photometric survey of the Flora region". Astronomy & Astrophysics 546: 51. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201219199. A72. Bibcode2012A&A...546A..72K. 
  5. Warner, Brian D. (December 2007), "Initial Results of a Dedicated H-G Project", The Minor Planet Bulletin 34 (4): 113–119, Bibcode2007MPBu...34..113W. 

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