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Main-belt asteroid
229 Adelinda
Orbital diagram
Discovery
Discovered byJohann Palisa
Discovery date22 August 1882
Designations
MPC designation(229) Adelinda
Pronunciation/ædəˈlɪndə/
Alternative designationsA882 QB, 1908 UG
1946 UK, 1981 GU1
Minor planet categoryMain belt (Cybele)
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc131.10 yr (47884 d)
Aphelion3.89751 AU (583.059 Gm)
Perihelion2.94561 AU (440.657 Gm)
Semi-major axis3.42156 AU (511.858 Gm)
Eccentricity0.13910
Orbital period (sidereal)6.33 yr (2311.7 d)
Average orbital speed16.12 km/s
Mean anomaly78.0401°
Mean motion0° 9 20.621 / day
Inclination2.07871°
Longitude of ascending node28.0490°
Argument of perihelion311.263°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions93.20±4.3 km
Synodic rotation period6.60 h (0.275 d)
Geometric albedo0.0453±0.004
Spectral typeC
Absolute magnitude (H)9.13

229 Adelinda is a large, dark outer main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa on August 22, 1882, in Vienna, and was named after Adelinda, the wife of fellow Austrian astronomer Edmund Weiss.

This object is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of primitive carbonaceous material. 229 Adelinda is part of the Cybele asteroid group and probably in 4:7 orbital resonance with planet Jupiter.

References

  1. "229 Adelinda". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  2. Lagerkvist, Claes-Ingvar; et al. (January 2001), "A Study of Cybele Asteroids. I. Spin Properties of Ten Asteroids", Icarus, 149 (1): 190–197, Bibcode:2001Icar..149..190L, doi:10.1006/icar.2000.6507.

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