320 Katharina
Appearance
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Johann Palisa |
Discovery date | 11 October 1891 |
Designations | |
(320) Katharina | |
Named after | Katharina Pohl |
Main belt (Eos) | |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 108.42 yr (39602 d) |
Aphelion | 3.36300 AU (503.098 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.6595 AU (397.86 Gm) |
3.01122 AU (450.472 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.11682 |
5.23 yr (1908.6 d) | |
315.691° | |
0° 11m 19.036s / day | |
Inclination | 9.3783° |
219.929° | |
150.129° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 17 - 37 km |
6.893 h (0.2872 d) | |
0.3207-0.0677 | |
10.8 | |
320 Katharina is a small Main belt asteroid orbiting in the Eos family of asteroids, including 513 Centesima and 221 Eos.[1] It was discovered by Johann Palisa on 11 October 1891 in Vienna. It is named after the discoverer's mother.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "320 Katharina". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(320) Katharina". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (320) Katharina. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 42. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_321. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
External links
[edit]- 320 Katharina at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 320 Katharina at the JPL Small-Body Database