478 Tergeste
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Tergeste (minor planet designation: 478 Tergeste) is a rare-type stony asteroid[clarification needed] from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 78 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 21 September 1901, by Italian astronomer Luigi Carnera at Heidelberg Observatory in southern Germany.[14] It was named after the Italian city of Trieste.[3]
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Discovery[1] | |
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Discovered by | L. Carnera |
Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
Discovery date | 21 September 1901 |
Designations | |
(478) Tergeste | |
Pronunciation | /tərˈdʒɛstiː/[2] |
Named after | Trieste (Italian city)[3] |
1901 GU · 1948 RU1 | |
main-belt · (outer)[4] | |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch 16 February 2017 (JD 2457800.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 115.13 yr (42,051 days) |
Aphelion | 3.2697 AU |
Perihelion | 2.7659 AU |
3.0178 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.0835 |
5.24 yr (1,915 days) | |
274.22° | |
0° 11m 16.8s / day | |
Inclination | 13.182° |
233.90° | |
239.54° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 77.252±1.447 km[5] 77.71 km (taken)[4] 77.714 km[6] 79.46±1.5 km (IRAS:21)[7] 80.738±1.032[8] 85.59±1.03 km[9] |
15±5 h[10] 16.104±0.001 h[11] 16.105±0.001 h[12] | |
0.155±0.005[9] 0.174±0.045[8] 0.1798±0.007 (IRAS:21)[7] 0.1902±0.0282[5] 0.1914[6] | |
B–V = 0.850[1] U–B = 0.445[1] S (Tholen)[1] L (SMASS)[1] · L[4] | |
7.96±0.05[4][6][10] · 7.97±0.23[13] · 7.98[1][5][7][9] | |
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