335 Roberta

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335 Roberta
Orbita asteroida 335.png
Orbital diagram
Discovery
Discovered by Anton Staus
Discovery date1 September 1892
Designations
(335) Roberta
Named after
 Carl Robert Osten-Sacken
1892 C
Main belt
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 123.58 yr (45137 d)
Aphelion 2.9014  AU (434.04  Gm)
Perihelion 2.04926 AU (306.565 Gm)
2.47530 AU (370.300 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.17212
3.89 yr (1422.5 d)
Average orbital speed
18.93 km/s
355.460°
0° 15m 11.095s / day
Inclination 5.1005°
148.454°
140.006°
Earth  MOID 1.03587 AU (154.964 Gm)
Jupiter  MOID 2.2733 AU (340.08 Gm)
TJupiter 3.456
Physical characteristics
Dimensions89.07±2.0  km [1]
12.054  h (0.5023  d)
0.0580±0.003 [1]
0.058 [2]
B–V = 0.624
U–B = 0.235
FP (Tholen)
B (SMASS) [1]
8.96 [1]

    Roberta (minor planet designation: 335 Roberta) is a large main belt asteroid. It was discovered on 1 September 1892, by German astronomer Anton Staus at Heidelberg Observatory. [3] Roberta was the 12th asteroid that was discovered using photography, and the only asteroid discovery made by Staus. [4]

    Photometric observations of this asteroid from multiple sites during 2007 gave a light curve with a period of 12.054 ± 0.003 hours and a brightness variation of 0.13 ± 0.02 in magnitude. This agrees with a result reported in 1992, but differs from period estimates of 8.03 hours and 4.349 reported in 1987 and 2001, respectively. [5]

    Under the SMASS classification taxonomy, this asteroid is listed as a B-type; a group that combines both the Tholen B and F types. The spectrum of this object suggests the presence of magnetite (Fe3O4), which gives it the spectrally-blue coloration that is a characteristic of this SMASS class. The spectrum of this asteroid also displays a band feature near 2.9 μm that indicate the presence of a hydrated mineral. This suggests that the asteroid has undergone significant water-based alteration. [2]

    335 Roberta was identified as one of three asteroids that were likely to be a parent body for chondrites along with 449 Hamburga and 304 Olga. [6] All three asteroids were known to have low-albedo (not reflect as much light) and be close to "meteorite producing resonances". [6] Chrondrites are the most common type of meteor found on Earth, accounting for over 80% of all meteors. [7] They are named for the tiny spherical silicate particles that are found inside them (those particles are called chondrules). [7]

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    References

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    2. 1 2 Yang, Bin; Jewitt, David (September 2010), "Identification of Magnetite in B-type Asteroids", The Astronomical Journal, 140 (3): 692–698, arXiv: 1006.5110 , Bibcode:2010AJ....140..692Y, doi:10.1088/0004-6256/140/3/692
    3. ↑ "Numbered Minor Planets 1–5000", Discovery Circumstances, IAU Minor Planet center, retrieved 7 April 2013.
    4. ↑ Kutter, A. (December 1957). "Nachruf auf Anton Staus (Obituary)". Mitteilungen der Astronomischen Gesellschaft (in German). 9: 5. Bibcode:1958MitAG...9....5K . Retrieved 6 July 2016.
    5. ↑ Warner, Brian D.; et al. (December 2007), "Lightcurve Analysis of 335 Roberta", The Minor Planet Bulletin, vol. 34, no. 4, p. 99, Bibcode:2007MPBu...34...99W.
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