616 Elly

Summary

616 Elly is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It is a member of the Maria family of asteroids.[2]

616 Elly
Discovery
Discovered byAugust Kopff
Discovery siteHeidelberg
Discovery date17 October 1906
Designations
(616) Elly
1906 VT
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc109.51 yr (39998 d)
Aphelion2.7045 AU (404.59 Gm)
Perihelion2.4026 AU (359.42 Gm)
2.5536 AU (382.01 Gm)
Eccentricity0.059122
4.08 yr (1490.4 d)
258.42°
0° 14m 29.544s / day
Inclination14.960°
356.112°
107.703°
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
9.075±0.75 km
5.301 ± 0.001 h[2]
5.297 h (0.2207 d)[1]
0.2866±0.053
10.68

References edit

  1. ^ a b "616 Elly (1906 VT)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b Alvarez-Candal, Alvaro; et al. (December 2004), "Rotational lightcurves of asteroids belonging to families", Icarus, 172 (2): 388–401, Bibcode:2004Icar..172..388A, doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2004.06.008.

External links edit

  • Lightcurve plot of 616 Elly, Palmer Divide Observatory, B. D. Warner (2010)
  • Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info Archived 16 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine)
  • Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
  • Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend
  • Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
  • 616 Elly at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
    • Ephemeris · Observation prediction · Orbital info · Proper elements · Observational info
  • 616 Elly at the JPL Small-Body Database  
    • Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters