782 Montefiore is a minor planet, specifically an asteroid orbiting in the asteroid belt that was discovered by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa on 18 March 1914 and named for Clarice Sebag-Montefiore, wife of Alfons von Rothschild of Vienna. It is orbiting 2.18 AU from the Sun with an eccentricity of 0.04 and a period of 3.22 yr. The orbital plane of this asteroid is inclined by an angle of 5.26° to the plane of the ecliptic.
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | J. Palisa |
Discovery site | Vienna Observatory |
Discovery date | 18 March 1914 |
Designations | |
(782) Montefiore | |
1914 UK | |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 100.50 yr (36708 d) |
Aphelion | 2.2639 AU (338.67 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.0953 AU (313.45 Gm) |
2.1796 AU (326.06 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.038666 |
3.22 yr (1175.3 d) | |
310.813° | |
0° 18m 22.68s / day | |
Inclination | 5.2605° |
80.496° | |
81.938° | |
Earth MOID | 1.10938 AU (165.961 Gm) |
Jupiter MOID | 2.71157 AU (405.645 Gm) |
TJupiter | 3.675 |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 5.94±0.3 km |
4.0728 h (0.16970 d) | |
0.2919±0.035 | |
11.3 | |
10μ radiometric data collected from Kitt Peak in 1975 gave a diameter estimate of 15 km.[2] Photometric light curve studies from 1997 onward give a consistent rotation period of 4.07 hours.[3]