320 Katharina

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320 Katharina
Orbita asteroida 320.png
Orbital diagram
Discovery
Discovered by Johann Palisa
Discovery date11 October 1891
Designations
(320) Katharina
Named after
Katharina Pohl
Main belt (Eos)
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 108.42 yr (39602 d)
Aphelion 3.36300  AU (503.098  Gm)
Perihelion 2.6595 AU (397.86 Gm)
3.01122 AU (450.472 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.11682
5.23 yr (1908.6 d)
315.691°
0° 11m 19.036s / day
Inclination 9.3783°
219.929°
150.129°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions17 - 37 km
6.893  h (0.2872  d)
0.3207-0.0677
10.8

    Katharina (minor planet designation: 320 Katharina) is a small Main belt asteroid orbiting in the Eos family of asteroids, including 513 Centesima and 221 Eos. [1] It was discovered by Johann Palisa on 11 October 1891 in Vienna. It is named after the discoverer's mother. [2]

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    References

    1. 1 2 "320 Katharina". JPL Small-Body Database . NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory . Retrieved 11 May 2016.
    2. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(320) Katharina". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (320) Katharina. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 42. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_321. ISBN   978-3-540-00238-3.