244 Sita
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Johann Palisa |
| Discovery date | October 14, 1884 |
| Designations | |
| A900 UA, 1957 KT, 1976 HY, 1979 FL3 | |
| Main belt (Flora family) | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5) | |
| Aphelion | 369.964 Gm (2.473 AU) |
| Perihelion | 280.787 Gm (1.877 AU) |
| 325.375 Gm (2.175 AU) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.137 |
| 1171.6 d (3.21 a) | |
Average orbital speed | 20.2 km/s |
| 195.234° | |
| Inclination | 2.843° |
| 209.099° | |
| 166.116° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 11 km [1] |
| Mass | ~2×1015 (estimate) |
Mean density | ~2.7 g/cm³ (estimate) [2] |
| ~0.004 m/s² (estimate) | |
| ~0.007 km/s (estimate) | |
| unknown | |
| Albedo | 0.194 [1] |
| Temperature | ~184 K max: 279 K (+6°C) |
Spectral type | S [3] |
| 12.2 | |
244 Sita is an asteroid belonging to the Flora family in the Main Belt.
It was discovered by Johann Palisa on October 14, 1884 in Vienna.
References
- ^ a b Supplemental IRAS Minor Planet Survey
- ^ G. A. Krasinsky; et al. (2002). "Hidden Mass in the Asteroid Belt". Icarus. 158: 98. Bibcode:2002Icar..158...98K. doi:10.1006/icar.2002.6837.
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External links
- 244 Sita at the JPL Small-Body Database
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