538 Friederike

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538 Friederike
Discovery
Discovered by Paul Götz
Discovery date18 July 1904
Designations
(538) Friederike
PronunciationGerman: [fʁiːdəˈʁiːkə] [1]
1904 OK
Main belt (Hygiea family)
Orbital characteristics [2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 111.70 yr (40800 d)
Aphelion 3.6924  AU (552.38  Gm)
Perihelion 2.6238 AU (392.51 Gm)
3.1581 AU (472.45 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.16919
5.61 yr (2049.9 d)
275.237°
0° 10m 32.232s / day
Inclination 6.5204°
141.173°
227.779°
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
36.245±1.15 km [2]
36 km [3]
Mean density
~1.4 g/cm3 [4]
1.1 d [5]
46.728  h (1.9470  d) [2]
0.0641 [3]
0.0641±0.004 [2]
B-type asteroid [6]
9.5

    Friederike (minor planet designation: 538 Friederike) is a minor planet (an asteroid specifically) orbiting in the asteroid belt. It is a member of the Hygiea family of asteroids.

    Photometric observations at the Organ Mesa Observatory in New Mexico during 2012 showed a rotation period of 46.728 ± 0.004 hours with a brightness variation of 0.25 ± 0.02 in magnitude. [7]

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