Discovery | |
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Discovered by | J. Palisa |
Discovery site | Vienna Obs. |
Discovery date | 28 February 1911 |
Designations | |
(710) Gertrud | |
1911 LM | |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 105.01 yr (38355 d) |
Aphelion | 3.5537 AU (531.63 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.7105 AU (405.49 Gm) |
3.1321 AU (468.56 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.13461 |
5.54 yr (2024.7 d) | |
303.093° | |
0° 10m 40.116s / day | |
Inclination | 1.7508° |
140.193° | |
99.5550° | |
Physical characteristics | |
13.405±0.75 km | |
8.288 h (0.3453 d) | |
0.0893±0.011 | |
11.1 | |
710 Gertrud is a Themistian asteroid, which means it is a member of the Themis family of asteroids. It was discovered by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa on 28 February 1911 from Vienna.
The light curve of 710 Gertrud shows a periodicity of 10.02 ± 0.03 hours, during which time the brightness of the object varies by 0.35 ± 0.04 in magnitude.[2]
References
- ^ Yeomans, Donald K., "710 Gertrud", JPL Small-Body Database Browser, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ Menke, John; et al. (October 2008), "Asteroid Lightcurve Analysis at Menke Observatory", The Minor Planet Bulletin, 35 (4): 155–160, Bibcode:2008MPBu...35..155M
External links
- 710 Gertrud at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 710 Gertrud at the JPL Small-Body Database