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209 Dido
Discovery
Discovered byC. H. F. Peters
Discovery date22 October 1879
Designations

MPC designation

(209) Dido
Pronunciation/ˈdd/[1]

Named after

Dido

Alternative designations

A879 UC, 1909 AB
1909 GB, 1912 RB

Minor planet category

Main belt
AdjectivesDidonian /dˈdniən/[2][3]
Orbital characteristics[4]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc136.47 yr (49,845 d)
Aphelion3.331 AU (498.3 Gm)
Perihelion2.968 AU (444.1 Gm)

Semi-major axis

3.150 AU (471.2 Gm)
Eccentricity0.057565

Orbital period (sidereal)

5.59 yr (2,040.5 d)

Average orbital speed

16.79 km/s

Mean anomaly

311.722°

Mean motion

0° 10m 34.738s / day
Inclination7.16997°

Longitude of ascending node

0.682681°

Argument of perihelion

248.387°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions179±km[4]
140.35±10.12 km[5]
Mass(4.59±7.42)×1018 kg[5]

Synodic rotation period

5.737 h (0.24 d)[4][6]

Geometric albedo

0.028±0.004

Spectral type

C

Absolute magnitude (H)

8.24
3D convex shape model of Dido

Dido (minor planet designation: 209 Dido) is a main-belt asteroid with a diameter of 179±km.[4] It was discovered by C. H. F. Peters on October 22, 1879, in Clinton, New York and was named after the mythical Carthaginian queen Dido. This asteroid is orbiting the Sun at a distance of 3.15 AU with an eccentricity (ovalness) of 0.058 and a period of 5.59 yr. The orbital plane is tilted at an angle of 7.2° to the plane of the ecliptic.[4]

209 Dido is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of carbonaceous materials. Like many asteroids of its type, it has an extremely low albedo. Photometric observations at the Palmer Divide Observatory during 2005 showed a rotation periodof5.7366±0.0005 hours with a brightness variation of 0.17±0.02inmagnitude.[6] The pole orientation in ecliptic coordinates, as determined from multiple light curve studies, is (βp, λp) = (120°±, 66°±).[7]

209 Dido has been observed to occult 4 stars between 2005 and 2023.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Webster, Noah (1884). A Practical Dictionary of the English Language.
  • ^ "didonia". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
  • ^ Shoaf, Richard (1983). Dante, Chaucer, and the currency of the word. p. 52 ff.
  • ^ a b c d e "209 Dido". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  • ^ a b Carry, B. (December 2012), "Density of asteroids", Planetary and Space Science, vol. 73, pp. 98–118, arXiv:1203.4336, Bibcode:2012P&SS...73...98C, doi:10.1016/j.pss.2012.03.009. See Table 1.
  • ^ a b Warner, Brian D. (December 2005), "Asteroid lightcurve analysis at the Palmer Divide Observatory - spring 2005", The Minor Planet Bulletin, 32 (4): 90–92, Bibcode:2005MPBu...32...90W.
  • ^ Zhang, Xi-Liang; et al. (December 2007). "Shapes and Pole Orientations of Asteroids (360) Carlova and (209) Dido". Earth, Moon, and Planets. 101 (3–4): 189–194. Bibcode:2007EM&P..101..189Z. doi:10.1007/s11038-008-9229-z.
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