 Orbital diagram | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Johann Palisa |
| Discovery date | 3 November 1886 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | (263) Dresda |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdrɛzdə/ |
| Named after | Dresden |
| Alternative designations | A886 VB, 1905 OC 1915 RL, 1917 BA 1950 XV, 1977 PC |
| Minor planet category | Main belt (Koronis) |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 118.15 yr (43153 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.10916 AU (465.124 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.66885 AU (399.254 Gm) |
| Semi-major axis | 2.88900 AU (432.188 Gm) |
| Eccentricity | 0.076205 |
| Orbital period (sidereal) | 4.91 yr (1793.6 d) |
| Average orbital speed | 17.53 km/s |
| Mean anomaly | 178.711° |
| Mean motion | 0° 12 2.578 / day |
| Inclination | 1.31813° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 216.168° |
| Argument of perihelion | 162.281° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 23.24±1.9 km |
| Synodic rotation period | 16.809 h (0.7004 d) |
| Geometric albedo | 0.2263±0.043 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.2 |
263 Dresda is a typical Main belt asteroid. It belongs to the Koronis family of asteroids.
It has a lightly coloured surface and likely is not composed of carbonaceous materials, but is similar in composition as another Koronis family member, 243 Ida.
It was discovered by Johann Palisa on 3 November 1886 in Vienna.
The asteroid's name derives from the German city of Dresden.
References
- "263 Dresda". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
External links
- 263 Dresda at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 263 Dresda at the JPL Small-Body Database
- The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database
- Minor Planet Discovery Circumstances
- Asteroid Lightcurve Data File
| Minor planets navigator | |
|---|---|
| Small Solar System bodies | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minor planets |
| ||||||
| Comets | |||||||
| Other | |||||||
_mathilde.jpg){kind=small} | This article about an asteroid native to the asteroid belt is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |