316 Goberta

316 Goberta
	Orbital diagram
Discovery
Discovered by	Auguste Charlois
Discovery date	8 September 1891
Designations
MPC designation	(316) Goberta
Minor planet category	Main belt (Themis)
Orbital characteristics
	Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
	Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	124.27 yr (45391 d)
Aphelion	3.61240 AU (540.407 Gm)
Perihelion	2.7458 AU (410.77 Gm)
Semi-major axis	3.1791 AU (475.59 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.13629
Orbital period (sidereal)	5.67 yr (2070.4 d)
Mean anomaly	315.703°
Mean motion	0° 10m 25.968s / day
Inclination	2.3390°
Longitude of ascending node	123.921°
Argument of perihelion	314.741°
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter	47.92±1.9 km
Synodic rotation period	8.605 h (0.3585 d); 8.605 ± 0.01 hours
Geometric albedo	0.0925±0.008
Absolute magnitude (H)	10.1, 9.87

Last updated December 25, 2025

316 Goberta is a mid-sized Themistian asteroid ^[4] that was discovered by French astronomer Auguste Charlois on 8 September 1891 in Nice.^[5]

The light curve of 316 Goberta shows a periodicity of 8.605 ± 0.01 hours, during which time the brightness of the object varies by 0.20 ± 0.05 in magnitude.^[2]

References

1 2 3 Yeomans, Donald K., "316 Goberta", JPL Small-Body Database Browser, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, archived from the original on 16 August 2019, retrieved 11 May 2016.
1 2 Menke, John; et al. (October 2008), "Asteroid Lightcurve Analysis at Menke Observatory", The Minor Planet Bulletin, 35 (4): 155–160, Bibcode:2008MPBu...35..155M
↑ Warner, Brian D. (December 2007), "Initial Results of a Dedicated H-G Project", The Minor Planet Bulletin, vol. 34, pp. 113–119, Bibcode:2007MPBu...34..113W.
↑ Licandro, J.; et al. (January 2012). "5-14 μm Spitzer spectra of Themis family asteroids". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 537: 7. Bibcode:2012A&A...537A..73L. doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/201118142 . A73.
↑ Charlois, A.; Benennung von kleinen Planeten, Astronomische Nachrichten, Vol. 132, No. 3155, p. 175

External links

316 Goberta at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- Ephemeris · Observation prediction · Orbital info · Proper elements · Observational info
316 Goberta at the JPL Small-Body Database
- Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit viewer · Orbit parameters · Physical parameters

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[JPL-1] 1 2 3 Yeomans, Donald K., "316 Goberta", JPL Small-Body Database Browser, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, archived from the original on 16 August 2019, retrieved 11 May 2016.

[mpb35_4_155-2] 1 2 Menke, John; et al. (October 2008), "Asteroid Lightcurve Analysis at Menke Observatory", The Minor Planet Bulletin, 35 (4): 155–160, Bibcode:2008MPBu...35..155M

[Warner2007-3] Warner, Brian D. (December 2007), "Initial Results of a Dedicated H-G Project", The Minor Planet Bulletin, vol. 34, pp. 113–119, Bibcode:2007MPBu...34..113W.

[Licandro2012-4] Licandro, J.; et al. (January 2012). "5-14 μm Spitzer spectra of Themis family asteroids". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 537: 7. Bibcode:2012A&A...537A..73L. doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/201118142 . A73.

[5] Charlois, A.; Benennung von kleinen Planeten, Astronomische Nachrichten, Vol. 132, No. 3155, p. 175

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