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860 Ursina






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860 Ursina
Discovery
Discovered byMax Wolf
Discovery siteHeidelberg
Discovery date22 January 1917
Designations

MPC designation

(860) Ursina
Pronunciation/ɜːrˈsnə/[1]

Alternative designations

1917 BD
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc113.24 yr (41362 days)
Aphelion3.0938 AU (462.83 Gm)
Perihelion2.5013 AU (374.19 Gm)

Semi-major axis

2.7975 AU (418.50 Gm)
Eccentricity0.10590

Orbital period (sidereal)

4.68 yr (1709.1 d)

Mean anomaly

247.967°

Mean motion

0° 12m 38.304s / day
Inclination13.297°

Longitude of ascending node

309.388°

Argument of perihelion

21.338°
Earth MOID1.49307 AU (223.360 Gm)
Jupiter MOID2.21886 AU (331.937 Gm)
TJupiter3.279
Physical characteristics

Mean radius

14.66±0.8 km

Synodic rotation period

9.386 h (0.3911 d)

Geometric albedo

0.1618±0.020

Absolute magnitude (H)

10.26

860 Ursina is a minor planet orbiting the Sun that was discovered in 1917 by German astronomer Max Wolf. The origin of the name is unknown.[3]

Photometric observations of this asteroid collected during 1999 show a rotation period of 9.386 ± 0.002 hours with a brightness variation of 0.22 magnitude.[4]

References

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  1. ^ 'Ursinus' in Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
  • ^ "860 Ursina (1917 BD)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  • ^ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2012), Dictionary of Minor Planet Names (6th ed.), Springer, p. 77, ISBN 3642297188.
  • ^ Warner, B. (March 2000), "Asteroid Photometry at the Palmer Divide Observatory", The Minor Planet Bulletin, 27: 4–6, Bibcode:2000MPBu...27....4W.
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