782 Montefiore
782 Montefiore is a minor planet orbiting the Sun that was discovered by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa on 18 March 1914 and named for Clarice Sebag-Montefiore, wife of Alfons von Rothschild of Vienna.
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | J. Palisa |
| Discovery site | Vienna Observatory |
| Discovery date | 18 March 1914 |
| Designations | |
| (782) Montefiore | |
| 1914 UK | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 100.50 yr (36708 d) |
| Aphelion | 2.2639 AU (338.67 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.0953 AU (313.45 Gm) |
| 2.1796 AU (326.06 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.038666 |
| 3.22 yr (1175.3 d) | |
| 310.813° | |
| 0° 18m 22.68s / day | |
| Inclination | 5.2605° |
| 80.496° | |
| 81.938° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.10938 AU (165.961 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 2.71157 AU (405.645 Gm) |
| TJupiter | 3.675 |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 5.94±0.3 km |
| 4.0728 h (0.16970 d) | |
| 0.2919±0.035 | |
| 11.3 | |
10µ radiometric data collected from Kitt Peak in 1975 gave a diameter estimate of 15 km.[2]
References
- Yeomans, Donald K., "782 Montefiore", JPL Small-Body Database Browser, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, retrieved 5 May 2016.
- Morrison, D.; Chapman, C. R. (March 1976), "Radiometric diameters for an additional 22 asteroids", Astrophysical Journal, 204, pp. 934–939, Bibcode:2008mgm..conf.2594S, doi:10.1142/9789812834300_0469.
External links
- 782 Montefiore at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 782 Montefiore at the JPL Small-Body Database
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