455 Bruchsalia

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455 Bruchsalia
Discovery
Discovered by M. F. Wolf
F. Schwassmann
Discovery date22 May 1900
Designations
(455) Bruchsalia
Pronunciation /brʌkˈsliə/
1900 FG
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 115.90 yr (42331 d)
Aphelion 3.4395  AU (514.54  Gm)
Perihelion 1.8786 AU (281.03 Gm)
2.6590 AU (397.78 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.29351
4.34 yr (1583.7 d)
220.10°
0° 13m 38.316s / day
Inclination 12.003°
76.174°
273.22°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions88.13 ± 6.89 km [2]
84.41±5.0  km [1]
Mass (1.19 ± 0.12) × 1018 kg [2]
Mean density
3.32 ± 0.84 g/cm3 [2]
11.85  h (0.494  d)
0.0709±0.009
9.0

    Bruchsalia (minor planet designation: 455 Bruchsalia) is a main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by Max Wolf and Friedrich Karl Arnold Schwassmann on May 22, 1900. Its provisional name was 1900 FG.

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    References

    1. 1 2 "455 Bruchsalia (1900 FG)". JPL Small-Body Database . NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory . Retrieved 10 May 2016.
    2. 1 2 3 Carry, B. (December 2012), "Density of asteroids", Planetary and Space Science, vol. 73, pp. 98–118, arXiv: 1203.4336 , Bibcode:2012P&SS...73...98C, doi:10.1016/j.pss.2012.03.009. See Table 1.