301 Bavaria
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Johann Palisa |
| Discovery date | 16 November 1890 |
| Designations | |
| (301) Bavaria | |
Named after | Bavaria |
| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 117.42 yr (42888 d) |
| Aphelion | 2.90693 AU (434.871 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.54364 AU (380.523 Gm) |
| 2.72528 AU (407.696 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.066652 |
| 4.50 yr (1643.3 d) | |
| 115.993° | |
| 0° 13m 8.659s / day | |
| Inclination | 4.89466° |
| 142.374° | |
| 125.469° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 54.32±3.3 km |
| 12.253 h (0.5105 d) | |
| 0.0546±0.007 | |
| 10.3 | |
301 Bavaria is a carbonaceous background asteroid from the intermediate asteroid belt, approximately 54 kilometers (34 miles).[1] It was discovered by Johann Palisa on 16 November 1890 in Vienna.
References
- ^ a b "301 Bavaria". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
External links
- Lightcurve plot of 301 Bavaria, Palmer Divide Observatory, B. D. Warner (2004)
- Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info)
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
- 301 Bavaria at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 301 Bavaria at the JPL Small-Body Database
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