Astronomy:541 Deborah

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541 Deborah
Discovery
Discovered byMax Wolf
Discovery siteHeidelberg
Discovery date4 August 1904
Designations
(541) Deborah
Pronunciation/ˈdɛbərə/[1]
1904 OO
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc111.69 yr (40793 d)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}2.9569 astronomical unit|AU (442.35 Gm)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}2.6746 AU (400.11 Gm)
2.8157 AU (421.22 Gm)
Eccentricity0.050128
Orbital period4.72 yr (1725.8 d)
Mean anomaly307.870°
Mean motion0° 12m 30.96s / day
Inclination6.0007°
Longitude of ascending node267.656°
357.52°
Physical characteristics
Mean radius28.505±1.45 km
Rotation period29.368 h (1.2237 d)
Geometric albedo0.0496±0.005
Absolute magnitude (H)10.1


Deborah (minor planet designation: 541 Deborah) is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It was discovered by Max Wolf on August 4, 1904. The semi-major axis of the orbit lies just inside the 5/2 Kirkwood gap, located at 2.824 AU.[3] It was named after the biblical character Deborah.

References

  1. Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
  2. "541 Deborah (1904 OO)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=541;cad=1. 
  3. "Asteroidal motion at the 5/2, 7/3 and 2/1 resonances", Astronomy and Astrophysics 42 (3): 457–463, September 1975, Bibcode1975A&A....42..457S 

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