Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Max Wolf |
Discovery site | Heidelberg |
Discovery date | 13 April 1906 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | (598) Octavia |
Pronunciation | /ɒkˈteɪviə/ |
Alternative designations | 1906 UC |
Orbital characteristics | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 108.93 yr (39785 d) |
Aphelion | 3.4513 AU (516.31 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.0788 AU (310.98 Gm) |
Semi-major axis | 2.7651 AU (413.65 Gm) |
Eccentricity | 0.24817 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 4.60 yr (1679.4 d) |
Mean anomaly | 163.85° |
Mean motion | 0° 12 51.696 / day |
Inclination | 12.211° |
Longitude of ascending node | 91.642° |
Argument of perihelion | 291.808° |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 36.165±1.95 km |
Synodic rotation period | 10.8903 h (0.45376 d) |
Geometric albedo | 0.0521±0.006 |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.53 |
598 Octavia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. At 15:45 UTC on October 6, 2014, the 13.5 magnitude asteroid occulted with magnitude 8.1 TYC 1299-00020-1, and was visible in Taiwan.
References
- Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
- "598 Octavia (1906 UC)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- "Asteroid Occultations Predictions". asteroidoccultation.com. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
External links
- 598 Octavia at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 598 Octavia at the JPL Small-Body Database
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