771 Libera

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771 Libera
000771-asteroid shape model (771) Libera.png
Modelled shape of Libera from its lightcurve
Discovery  [1]
Discovered by J. Rheden
Discovery site Vienna Observatory
Discovery date21 November 1913
Designations
(771) Libera
Pronunciation Classically /ˈlɪbərə/ [2]
Named after
friend of discoverer [3]
1913 TO ·1958 HA
main-belt  ·(middle)  [4]
Orbital characteristics   [1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 101.75 yr (37166 d)
Aphelion 3.3092  AU (495.05  Gm)
Perihelion 1.9937 AU (298.25 Gm)
2.6514 AU (396.64 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.24808
4.32 yr (1576.9 d)
268.14°
0° 13m 41.844s / day
Inclination 14.936°
218.19°
227.36°
Earth  MOID 1.03684 AU (155.109 Gm)
Jupiter  MOID 2.11238 AU (316.008 Gm)
TJupiter 3.299
Physical characteristics
Dimensions29.38±1.1 km (IRAS:6) [1] [5]
28.91±0.72 km [6]
29.000±1.403 km [7]
29.33 km (derived) [4]
Mean radius
14.69±0.55 km
5.892±0.002 h [8]
5.92 h [9]
5.886±0.001 h [10]
5.89±0.05 h [10]
5.890±0.001 h [11]
5.892  h (0.2455  d) [1]
0.1303±0.010(IRAS:6) [1]   [5]
0.141±0.008 [6]
0.1299±0.0158 [7]
0.1226 (SIMPS) [4]
B–V = 0.687
U–B = 0.300
X (Tholen), X (SMASS), X   [4]
10.49 [1]

    771 Libera, provisional designation 1913 TO, is a metallic asteroid from the middle region of the asteroid belt, about 29 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by Austrian astronomer Joseph Rheden at the Vienna Observatory in Austria, on 21 November 1913. [12]

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    Description

    Lightcurve-based 3-D model of Libera 771Libera (Lightcurve Inversion).png
    Lightcurve-based 3-D model of Libera

    The metallic X-type asteroid orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.0–3.3  AU once every 4 years and 4 months (1,576 days). Its orbit shows an eccentricity of 0.25 and is tilted by 15 degrees to the plane of the ecliptic. A photometric observation of the asteroid's light-curve performed at the Palmer Divide Observatory during 1999 rendered a rotation period of 5.892±0.002 hours with a brightness variation of 0.57 magnitude. [8] The result concurs with several previous observations, including a photometric analysis conducted over a twelve-year interval. [9] [10] [11]

    According to the surveys carried out by the Infrared Astronomical Satellite, IRAS, the Japanese Akari satellite, and the U.S. Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer with its subsequent NEOWISE mission, the asteroid's surface has an albedo of 0.13 and 0.14, respectively, while the Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link publishes a slightly lower figure of 0.12 from an alternative result of the Supplemental IRAS Minor Planet Survey. [4]

    The minor planet was named by Mrs. Hedwig Rheden in honor of a friend of the discoverer. [3]

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