401 Ottilia
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Max Wolf |
| Discovery date | March 16, 1895 |
| Designations | |
| 1895 BT | |
| Main belt (Cybele) | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5) | |
| Aphelion | 521.697 Gm (3.487 AU) |
| Perihelion | 480.71 Gm (3.213 AU) |
| 501.203 Gm (3.35 AU) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.041 |
| 2239.869 d (6.13 a) | |
Average orbital speed | 16.27 km/s |
| 223.085° | |
| Inclination | 5.973° |
| 36.227° | |
| 287.806° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 99.0 km |
| 9.1 | |
401 Ottilia is a large main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by Max Wolf on March 16, 1895, in Heidelberg.
The semi-major axis of the orbit of 401 Ottilia lies just outside the 2/1 Kirkwood gap, located at 3.27 AU.[1]
References
- ^ Scholl, Hans; Froeschlé, Claude (September 1975), "Asteroidal motion at the 5/2, 7/3 and 2/1 resonances", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 42 (3): 457–463, Bibcode:1975A&A....42..457S
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