788 Hohensteina
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Franz Kaiser |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory |
| Discovery date | April 4, 1914 |
| Designations | |
Designation | 788 |
Named after | Hohenstein |
| 1914 UR | |
| Main belt [2] | |
| Orbital characteristics[3] | |
| Epoch November 30, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 3.5259 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.743 AU |
| 3.13443 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.124882 |
| 2026.92 days (5.55 years) | |
| 33.877° | |
| Inclination | 14.288° |
| 178.002° | |
| 48.392° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 103.68 kilometres (64.42 mi) ± 3.4 kilometres (2.1 mi) Mean diameter[4] |
| 37.176 ± 0.004 hours [5] | |
| Albedo | 0.0787 ± 0.005 [4] |
Spectral type | C [6] |
| 8.3 [7] | |
788 Hohensteina is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 4, 1914, by Franz Kaiser at Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory.[1] Named for castle Hohenstein located in the Taunus mountains.[8]
References
- ^ a b "Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000)". IAU: Minor Planet Center. Archived from the original on 2 February 2009. Retrieved December 21, 2008.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "788 Hohensteina (1914 UR)". JPL Small-Body Database. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved December 26, 2008.
- ^ "(788) Hohensteina". AstDyS. Italy: University of Pisa. Retrieved December 21, 2008.
- ^ a b Tedesco; et al. (2004). "Supplemental IRAS Minor Planet Survey (SIMPS)". IRAS-A-FPA-3-RDR-IMPS-V6.0. Planetary Data System. Archived from the original on 21 January 2009. Retrieved December 26, 2008.
{{cite web}}: Explicit use of et al. in:|author=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) [dead link] - ^ Oey; et al. (2008). "Lightcurve Analysis of 788 Hohensteina". The Minor Planet Bulletin. 35 (4): 148. Bibcode:2008MPBu...35..148O.
{{cite journal}}: Explicit use of et al. in:|author=(help) - ^ Neese (2005). "Asteroid Taxonomy". EAR-A-5-DDR-TAXONOMY-V5.0. Planetary Data System. Archived from the original on 21 January 2009. Retrieved December 26, 2008.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) [dead link] - ^ Tholen (2007). "Asteroid Absolute Magnitudes". EAR-A-5-DDR-ASTERMAG-V11.0. Planetary Data System. Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved December 26, 2008.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) [dead link] - ^ Schmadel, Lutz (2003). Dictionary of minor planet names (fifth ed.). Germany: Springer. p. 74. ISBN 3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 2008-12-27.
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