301 Bavaria

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301 Bavaria
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Modelled shape of Bavaria from its lightcurve
Discovery
Discovered by Johann Palisa
Discovery date16 November 1890
Designations
(301) Bavaria
Pronunciation /bəˈvɛəriə/ [1]
Named after
 Bavaria
A890 WA; 1928 DH1
1951 FD; 1952 OF
main-belt
Orbital characteristics [2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 117.42 yr (42888 d)
Aphelion 2.90693  AU (434.871  Gm)
Perihelion 2.54364 AU (380.523 Gm)
2.72528 AU (407.696 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.066652
4.50 yr (1643.3 d)
115.993°
0° 13m 8.659s / day
Inclination 4.89466°
142.374°
125.469°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 54.32±3.3  km
12.253  h (0.5105  d)
0.0546±0.007
10.3

    301 Bavaria is a carbonaceous background asteroid from the intermediate asteroid belt, approximately 53 kilometers (33 miles) in diameter. [2] It was discovered by Johann Palisa on 16 November 1890 in Vienna.

    301 Bavaria is classified as a carbonaceous C-type asteroid. It is spinning with a rotation period of 12.24 h. [3]

    References

    1. ↑ Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
    2. 1 2 "301 Bavaria". JPL Small-Body Database . NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory . Retrieved 11 May 2016.
    3. ↑ Marciniak, A.; et al. (May 2019). "Thermal properties of slowly rotating asteroids: results from a targeted survey". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 625: 40. arXiv: 1905.06056 . Bibcode:2019A&A...625A.139M. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201935129. A139.


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