 Lightcurve-base 3D-model of 401 Ottilia. | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Max Wolf |
| Discovery date | 16 March 1895 |
| Designations | |
| (401) Ottilia | |
| Pronunciation | /ɒˈtɪliə/ |
Named after | Ottilia |
| 1895 BT | |
| Main belt (Cybele) | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 121.08 yr (44225 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.45079 AU (516.231 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 3.24397 AU (485.291 Gm) |
| 3.34738 AU (500.761 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.036643 |
| 6.12 yr (2234.4 d) | |
| 172.933° | |
| 0° 9m 40.032s / day | |
| Inclination | 5.9715° |
| 36.138° | |
| 294.690° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 87.803 km |
| 6.049 h (0.2520 d) | |
| 0.0412±0.002 | |
| 9.2 | |
401 Ottilia is a large main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by Max Wolf on March 16, 1895, in Heidelberg. It is named after the Germanic folkloric character Ottilia.
The semi-major axis of the orbit of 401 Ottilia at 3.47 AU lies just outside the 2:1 Kirkwood gap, located at 3.27 AU. [2] 401 Ottilia is part of the Cybele asteroid group. [3]
