578 Happelia
Appearance
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![]() A three-dimensional model of 578 Happelia based on its light curve | |
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | M. F. Wolf |
Discovery site | Heidelberg |
Discovery date | 1 November 1905 |
Designations | |
(578) Happelia | |
1905 RZ | |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 110.46 yr (40344 d) |
Aphelion | 3.2821 AU (491.00 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.2168 AU (331.63 Gm) |
2.7494 AU (411.30 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.19374 |
4.56 yr (1665.2 d) | |
200.53° | |
0° 12m 58.284s / day | |
Inclination | 6.1525° |
29.411° | |
261.400° | |
Physical characteristics | |
34.645±1.05 km | |
10.061 h (0.4192 d) | |
0.0769±0.005 | |
9.4 | |
Happelia (minor planet designation: 578 Happelia) is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. On 24 February 2017 a possible small 3-kilometer moon was found orbiting the asteroid, based on occultation observations.[2]
References
- ^ "578 Happelia (1905 RZ)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "(578) Happelia occultation 2017/02/24". www.asteroidoccultation.com. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
External links
- Lightcurve plot of 578 Happelia, Palmer Divide Observatory, B. D. Warner (2008)
- Lightcurves 578 Happelia, tripod.com
- Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info Archived 16 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine)
- 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
- 578 Happelia at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 578 Happelia at the JPL Small-Body Database