333 Badenia

333 Badenia

Discovery
Discovered by	Max Wolf
Discovery date	22 August 1892
Designations
Named after	Baden
Alternative names	1892 A, A895 DC, A911 CA, 1930 JD, 1932 TC, 1936 QQ, 1937 VB, 1950 BP1
Minor planet category	Main belt (Hygiea family)
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	123.64 yr (45160 d)
Aphelion	3.63658 AU (544.025 Gm)
Perihelion	2.63157 AU (393.677 Gm)
Semi-major axis	3.13407 AU (468.850 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.16034
Orbital period	5.55 yr (2026.6 d)
Average orbital speed	16.85 km/s
Mean anomaly	133.985°
Mean motion	0° 10^m 39.504^s / day
Inclination	3.77185°
Longitude of ascending node	353.594°
Argument of perihelion	20.1707°
Earth MOID	1.63132 AU (244.042 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	1.82997 AU (273.760 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter	3.189
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	78.17±1.9 km[1] 78 km[2]
Mass	~3.5×10^17 kg (estimate)
Mean density	~1.4 g/cm³ (estimate)[3]
Equatorial surface gravity	~0.015 m/s² (estimate)
Equatorial escape velocity	~0.035 km/s (estimate)
Rotation period	8.192 h (0.3413 d)[1] 0.415 d[4]
Geometric albedo	0.0475±0.002[1] 0.0475[2]
Temperature	~160 K max: 248K (-26°C)
Spectral type	C-type asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)	9.46

333 Badenia (/bəˈdiːniə/ bə-DEE-nee-ə) is a large C-type (carbonaceous-type) asteroid in the outer asteroid belt.

It was discovered by Max Wolf on August 22, 1892 in Heidelberg. It was the first asteroid to receive a temporary designation.

References

1. "333 Badenia (1892 A)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
2. "Supplemental IRAS Minor Planet Survey". Archived from the original on 2006-06-23.
3. G. A. Krasinsky; et al. (2002). "Hidden Mass in the Asteroid Belt". Icarus. 158: 98. doi:10.1006/icar.2002.6837.
4. "PDS lightcurve data". Archived from the original on 2006-06-14.

External links

• 333 Badenia at the JPL Small-Body Database
  
  • Discovery · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters