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| rotation = {{val|15.97|0.31|ul=h}}<ref name="Chang-2014a" /><br />{{val|80|2|u=h}}<ref name="Harris-1980b" /><br />{{val|80.088|0.002|u=h}}<ref name="Pilcher-2009e" /><br />{{val|80.166|0.001|u=h}}{{efn|name=lcdb-Durech-2011}}<br />{{val|80.166|u=h}}<ref name="Durech-2009" /><br />{{val|80.23|0.08|u=h}}<ref name="Gandolfi-2009" /> |
| rotation = {{val|15.97|0.31|ul=h}}<ref name="Chang-2014a" /><br />{{val|80|2|u=h}}<ref name="Harris-1980b" /><br />{{val|80.088|0.002|u=h}}<ref name="Pilcher-2009e" /><br />{{val|80.166|0.001|u=h}}{{efn|name=lcdb-Durech-2011}}<br />{{val|80.166|u=h}}<ref name="Durech-2009" /><br />{{val|80.23|0.08|u=h}}<ref name="Gandolfi-2009" /> |
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| albedo = {{val|0.196|0.014}}<ref name="Masiero-2014" /><br />{{val|0.2083|0.045}}<ref name="SIMPS" /><br />{{val|0.209|0.007}}<ref name="AKARI" /><br />{{val|0.21|0.08}}<ref name="Nugent-2016" /><br />{{val|0.2106|0.0603}}<ref name="WISE" /> |
| albedo = {{val|0.196|0.014}}<ref name="Masiero-2014" /><br />{{val|0.2083|0.045}}<ref name="SIMPS" /><br />{{val|0.209|0.007}}<ref name="AKARI" /><br />{{val|0.21|0.08}}<ref name="Nugent-2016" /><br />{{val|0.2106|0.0603}}<ref name="WISE" /> |
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| spectral_type = [[Tholen classification|Tholen]] {{=}} [[S-type asteroid|S]] <ref name="jpldata" /><br />[[SMASS classification|SMASS]] {{=}} [[S-type asteroid|S]] <ref name="jpldata" /> |
| spectral_type = [[Tholen classification|Tholen]] {{=}} [[S-type asteroid|S]] <ref name="jpldata" /><br />[[SMASS classification|SMASS]] {{=}} [[S-type asteroid|S]] <ref name="jpldata" /><ref name="lcdb" /><br />[[Asteroid color indices|B–V]] {{=}} 0.862<ref name="jpldata" /><br />[[Asteroid color indices|U–B]] {{=}} 0.425<ref name="jpldata" /> |
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| abs_magnitude = {{val|9.07|0.33}} {{small|(R)}}<ref name="Chang-2014a" /><br />9.12<ref name="jpldata" /><ref name="SIMPS" /><ref name="WISE" /><ref name="AKARI" /><ref name="lcdb" /><br />9.14<ref name="Nugent-2016" /><br />{{val|9.26|0.09}}<ref name="Harris-1980b" /><br />{{val|9.3|0.1}}<ref name="Harris-1992" /> |
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=== Rotation period === |
=== Rotation period === |
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The asteroid is a relatively [[List of slow rotators (minor planets)|slow rotator]].<ref name="lcdb" /> In 1980, its [[rotation period]] was estimated to be about 3.3 Earth days. In 2008, a collaborative effort from three different sites was used to build a complete [[ |
The asteroid is a relatively [[List of slow rotators (minor planets)|slow rotator]].<ref name="lcdb" /> In 1980, its [[rotation period]] was estimated to be about 3.3 Earth days. In 2008, a collaborative effort from three different sites was used to build a complete [[lightcurve]] for the asteroid, which showed a period of 80.088 ± 0.002 hours with a brightness variation of 0.30 ± 0.03 in [[Magnitude (astronomy)|magnitude]].<ref name="Pilcher-2009e" /> A possible [[natural satellite|companion]] has been proposed to explain the slow rotation. |
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Elsa has very amplified lightcurve indicating an elongated or irregular body. It was one of five minor planets included in the 1993 study, [[Transition Comets -- UV Search for OH Emissions in Asteroids]], which was research involving amateur astronomers who were permitted to make use of the Hubble Space Telescope. |
Elsa has very amplified lightcurve indicating an elongated or irregular body. It was one of five minor planets included in the 1993 study, [[Transition Comets -- UV Search for OH Emissions in Asteroids]], which was research involving amateur astronomers who were permitted to make use of the Hubble Space Telescope. |
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Lightcurve-based 3D-model of Elsa
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| Discovery [1] | |
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| Discovered by | J. Palisa |
| Discovery site | Austrian Naval Obs. |
| Discovery date | 7 February 1878 |
| Designations | |
| (182) Elsa | |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɛlzə/ |
Named after | uncertain; various suggestions [2] |
| 1948 XS · 1950 HY | |
| main-belt [1][3] · (inner) Massalia [4] · background [5] | |
| Orbital characteristics [3] | |
| Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 114.27 yr (41,736 d) |
| Aphelion | 2.8663 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.9690 AU |
| 2.4176 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1856 |
| 3.76 yr (1,373 d) | |
| 177.38° | |
| 0° 15m 43.92s / day | |
| Inclination | 2.0047° |
| 107.20° | |
| 310.62° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean diameter | 36 km[6] 39.520±0.387 km[7] 43.68±4.1 km[8] 44.000±4.279 km[9] 44±0.1 km[10] 45.15±0.62 km[11] 45.72±7.82 km[12] |
| 15.97±0.31 h[13] 80±2 h[14] 80.088±0.002 h[15] 80.166±0.001 h[a] 80.166 h[16] 80.23±0.08 h[17] | |
| 0.196±0.014[7] 0.2083±0.045[8] 0.209±0.007[11] 0.21±0.08[12] 0.2106±0.0603[9] | |
| Tholen = S [3] SMASS = S [3][18] B–V = 0.862[3] U–B = 0.425[3] | |
| 9.07±0.33 (R)[13] 9.12[3][8][9][11][18] 9.14[12] 9.26±0.09[14] 9.3±0.1[19] | |
182 Elsa (/ˈɛlzə/) is a Massalia or background asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 44 kilometers (27 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 7 February 1878, by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa at the Austrian Naval Observatory in today's Croatia.[1] The S-type asteroid has a very long rotation period of 80 hours and likely an elongated shape.[18] The origin of its name is uncertain.[2]
Elsa is a member of the Massalia family (404),[4] a very large inner belt asteroid family consisting of stony asteroids.[20] In a different HCM-study, however, it has been found to be a non-family asteroid from the main belt's background population.[5]
It orbits the Sun in the inner main-belt at a distance of 2.0–2.9 AU once every 3 years and 9 months (1,373 days; semi-major axis of 2.42 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.19 and an inclination of 2° with respect to the ecliptic.[3]
Elsa has been characterized as a common, stony S-type asteroid in both the Tholen and SMASS classification.[3]
The asteroid is a relatively slow rotator.[18] In 1980, its rotation period was estimated to be about 3.3 Earth days. In 2008, a collaborative effort from three different sites was used to build a complete lightcurve for the asteroid, which showed a period of 80.088 ± 0.002 hours with a brightness variation of 0.30 ± 0.03 in magnitude.[15] A possible companion has been proposed to explain the slow rotation.
Elsa has very amplified lightcurve indicating an elongated or irregular body. It was one of five minor planets included in the 1993 study, Transition Comets -- UV Search for OH Emissions in Asteroids, which was research involving amateur astronomers who were permitted to make use of the Hubble Space Telescope.
According to the surveys carried out by the Infrared Astronomical Satellite IRAS, the Japanese Akari satellite and the NEOWISE mission of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, Elsa measures between 36 and 45.72 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo between 0.196 and 0.2106.[6][7][8][9][11][12]
During 2002, Elsa was also observed by radar from the Arecibo Observatory. The return signal matched an effective diameter of 44 ± 10 km.[10]
The origin of this minor planet's name is uncertain.[2] Originally, the asteroid was named "Elsbeth" – the Austrian variant of "Elisabeth" – and only later changed into a more lyrical "Elsa" with the consent of the discoverer, Johann Palisa.[2] It may have been named after the character in the legend of Lohengrin perpetuated by Richard Wagner's opera of the same name.[citation needed] It may also refer to the Empress Elisabeth of Austria (1854–1898), or to a relative of Admiral Bourgignon, who requested the naming, as he was the military superior of the discoverer at the Naval Observatory at Pola. Finally, the name "Elsbeth" just might have been chosen generically as it is one of the most common feminine Christian names.[2]
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