Astronomy:841 Arabella

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841 Arabella
Discovery
Discovered byMax Wolf
Discovery siteHeidelberg
Discovery date1 October 1916
Designations
(841) Arabella
Pronunciation/ærəˈbɛlə/
1916 AL; 1928 DJ;
1930 YQ
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc85.30 yr (31156 d)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}2.4129 astronomical unit|AU (360.96 Gm)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}2.0983 AU (313.90 Gm)
2.2556 AU (337.43 Gm)
Eccentricity0.069749
Orbital period3.39 yr (1237.3 d)
Mean anomaly71.2877°
Mean motion0° 17m 27.42s / day
Inclination3.7904°
Longitude of ascending node354.733°
120.347°
Earth MOID1.11599 AU (166.950 Gm)
Jupiter MOID2.63388 AU (394.023 Gm)
TJupiter3.618
Physical characteristics
Rotation period3.352 ± 0.005 h (0.13967 ± 0.00021 d)[2]
Absolute magnitude (H)12.92


841 Arabella is an asteroid belonging to the Flora family in the Main Belt.[2] Its rotation period is 3.39 hours[1]. It is named after the title character from Richard Strauss' opera Arabella.

References

  1. "841 Arabella (1916 AL)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=841;cad=1. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Kryszczynska, A. et al. (October 2012). "Do Slivan states exist in the Flora family?. I. Photometric survey of the Flora region". Astronomy & Astrophysics 546: 51. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201219199. A72. Bibcode2012A&A...546A..72K. 

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