626 Notburga

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626 Notburga
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Modelled shape of Notburga from its lightcurve
Discovery
Discovered by August Kopff
Discovery site Heidelberg
Discovery date11 February 1907
Designations
(626) Notburga
Pronunciation /nɒtˈbɜːrɡə/
Named after
Saint Notburga
1907 XO
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 109.14 yr (39863 d)
Aphelion 3.1985  AU (478.49  Gm)
Perihelion 1.9481 AU (291.43 Gm)
2.5733 AU (384.96 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.24295
4.13 yr (1507.8 d)
277.12°
0° 14m 19.536s / day
Inclination 25.371°
341.645°
43.678°
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
50.365±1 km [1]
48.42 ± 2.335 km [2]
Mass (3.24 ± 1.30) × 1018 kg [2]
Mean density
6.81 ± 2.90 g/cm3 [2]
19.353  h (0.8064  d)
0.0437±0.002
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    626 Notburga is a large, dark asteroid orbiting the Sun in the asteroid belt. [1]

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    References

    1. 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 626 Notburga(1907 XO)" (18 January 2013 last obs). Retrieved 7 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.