Astronomy:469 Argentina

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Short description: Main-belt asteroid
469 Argentina
Discovery [1]
Discovered byLuigi Carnera
Discovery siteHeidelberg Observatory
Discovery date20 February 1901
Designations
(469) Argentina
Pronunciation/ɑːrənˈtnə/
Named afterArgentina
1901 GE
Minor planet categorymain belt
AdjectivesArgentinian /ɑːrənˈtɪniən/
Orbital characteristics[2][3]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc109.08 yr (39840 d)
||helion}}3.68734 astronomical unit|AU (551.618 Gm)
||helion}}2.67484 AU (400.150 Gm)
3.18109 AU (475.884 Gm)
Eccentricity0.159144
Orbital period5.67 yr (2072.3 d)
Mean anomaly153.115°
Mean motion0° 10m 25.378s / day
Inclination11.5955°
Longitude of ascending node333.476°
209.588°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions
  • 125.57 ± 5.6 kilometres (78.03 ± 3.48 mi)
    Mean diameter [4]
  • 126.00 ± 4.91 kilometres (78.29 ± 3.05 mi) [5]
Mean radius62.785±2.8 km
Mass(4.53±1.76)×1018 kg[5]
Mean density4.32±1.75 g/cm3[5]
Rotation period
  • 12.3 hours [6]
  • 17.573 h (0.7322 d) [3]
Geometric albedo0.0399±0.004[3][4]
P[7]
Absolute magnitude (H)8.62 [8]


Argentina (minor planet designation: 469 Argentina) is an asteroid that was discovered by Luigi Carnera on 20 February 1901. Its provisional name was 1901 GE.[1] 469 Argentina has an estimated rotation period of 12.3 hours.[6]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)–(5000)". IAU: Minor Planet Center. http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs000001.html. 
  2. "(469) Argentina". AstDyS. Italy: University of Pisa. https://newton.spacedys.com/astdys/index.php?pc=1.1.0&n=469. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "469 Argentina (1901 GE)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=469;cad=1. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Tedesco (2004). "Supplemental IRAS Minor Planet Survey (SIMPS)". IRAS-A-FPA-3-RDR-IMPS-V6.0. Planetary Data System. http://www.psi.edu/pds/resource/imps.html. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Carry, B. (December 2012), "Density of asteroids", Planetary and Space Science 73 (1): 98–118, doi:10.1016/j.pss.2012.03.009, Bibcode2012P&SS...73...98C.  See Table 1.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Székely et al. (2005). "CCD photometry of 23 minor planets". Planetary and Space Science 53 (9): 925–936. doi:10.1016/j.pss.2005.04.006. Bibcode2005P&SS...53..925S.  web preprint
  7. Fieber-Beyer (2006-10-24). "Near-ir spectroscopic analysis of mainbelt X-asteroid 469 Argentina" (abstract). 2006 Geological Society of America annual meeting and exposition. 38. Geological Society of America. pp. 405. http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2006AM/finalprogram/abstract_114163.htm. Retrieved 2008-12-11. 
  8. Tholen (2007). "Asteroid Absolute Magnitudes". EAR-A-5-DDR-ASTERMAG-V11.0.. Planetary Data System. http://www.psi.edu/pds/resource/astermag.html. 

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