883 Matterania

Summary

883 Matterania is an S-type asteroid[1] belonging to the Flora family in the Main Belt. Its rotation period is 5.64 hours[2]

883 Matterania
Discovery
Discovered byMax Wolf
Discovery siteHeidelberg
Discovery date14 September 1917
Designations
(883) Matterania
1917 CP; 1927 QK
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc98.60 yr (36012 days)
Aphelion2.6836 AU (401.46 Gm)
Perihelion1.7946 AU (268.47 Gm)
2.2391 AU (334.96 Gm)
Eccentricity0.19852
3.35 yr (1223.8 d)
211.749°
0° 17m 39.012s / day
Inclination4.7147°
285.565°
42.223°
Earth MOID0.785608 AU (117.5253 Gm)
Jupiter MOID2.64779 AU (396.104 Gm)
TJupiter3.605
Physical characteristics
5.64 h (0.235 d)
12.59

References edit

  1. ^ "883 Matterania (1917 CP)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  2. ^ Lecrone, Crystal; Mills, George; Ditteon, Richard (2005). "Lightcurves and periods for asteroids 463 Lola, 523 Ada, 544 Jetta, 642 Clara, 883 Matterania, 6475 Refugium". Minor Planet Bulletin. 32 (3): 62. Bibcode:2005MPBu...32...62L.

External links edit

  • 883 Matterania at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
    • Ephemeris · Observation prediction · Orbital info · Proper elements · Observational info
  • 883 Matterania at the JPL Small-Body Database  
    • Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters