 Orbital diagram | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Johann Palisa |
| Discovery date | 22 August 1882 |
| Designations | |
| (229) Adelinda | |
| Pronunciation | /ædəˈlɪndə/ |
| A882 QB, 1908 UG 1946 UK, 1981 GU1 | |
| Main belt (Cybele) | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 131.10 yr (47884 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.89751 AU (583.059 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.94561 AU (440.657 Gm) |
| 3.42156 AU (511.858 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.13910 |
| 6.33 yr (2311.7 d) | |
Average orbital speed | 16.12 km/s |
| 78.0401° | |
| 0° 9m 20.621s / day | |
| Inclination | 2.07871° |
| 28.0490° | |
| 311.263° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 93.20±4.3 km |
| 6.60 h (0.275 d) | |
| 0.0453±0.004 | |
| C | |
| 9.13 | |
229 Adelinda is a large, dark outer main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa on August 22, 1882, in Vienna, and was named after Adelinda, the wife of fellow Austrian astronomer Edmund Weiss.
This object is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of primitive carbonaceous material. 229 Adelinda is part of the Cybele asteroid group. [2]
