264 Libussa

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264 Libussa
264Libussa (Lightcurve Inversion).png
A three-dimensional model of 264 Libussa based on its light curve
Discovery
Discovered by C. H. F. Peters
Discovery date22 December 1886
Designations
(264) Libussa
PronunciationGerman: [ˈliːbʊsaː]
Named after
Libuše
A886 YA
Main belt
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 123.02 yr (44934 d)
Aphelion 3.1799  AU (475.71  Gm)
Perihelion 2.41375 AU (361.092 Gm)
2.79681 AU (418.397 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.13696
4.68 yr (1708.4 d)
Average orbital speed
17.81 km/s
254.88°
0° 12m 38.592s / day
Inclination 10.426°
49.608°
340.891°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 50.48±2.7  km
9.2276  h (0.38448  d) [1] [2]
0.2971±0.034
S
8.42

    264 Libussa is a Main belt asteroid that was discovered by C. H. F. Peters on 22 December 1886, in Clinton, New York and was named after Libussa, the legendary founder of Prague. [3] It is classified as an S-type asteroid.

    Photometric observations of this asteroid at the Organ Mesa Observatory in Las Cruces, New Mexico, in 2008 gave an asymmetrical, bimodal light curve with a period of 9.2276 ± 0.0002 hours and a brightness variation of 0.33 ± 0.03 in magnitude. [2] Observation from the W. M. Keck Observatory show an angular size of 57 mas, which is close to the resolution limit of the instrument. The estimated maximum size of the asteroid is about 66 ± 7 km. It has an asymmetrical shape with a size ratio of more than 1.22 between the major and minor axes. [4]

    Between 2005 and 2021, 264 Libussa has been observed to occult five stars.[ citation needed ]

    References

    1. 1 2 Yeomans, Donald K., "264 Libussa", JPL Small-Body Database Browser, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory , retrieved 11 May 2016.
    2. 1 2 Pilcher, Frederick; Jardine, Don (April 2009), "Period Determinations for 31 Euphrosyne, 35 Leukothea 56 Melete, 137 Meliboea, 155 Scylla, and 264 Libussa", The Minor Planet Bulletin, 36 (2): 52–54, Bibcode:2009MPBu...36...52P
    3. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(264) Libussa". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (264) Libussa. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 38. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_265. ISBN   978-3-540-00238-3.
    4. Marchis, F.; et al. (November 2006), "Shape, size and multiplicity of main-belt asteroids. I. Keck Adaptive Optics survey", Icarus, 185 (1): 39–63, Bibcode:2006Icar..185...39M, doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2006.06.001, PMC   2600456 , PMID   19081813 , retrieved 27 March 2013.