| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | J. H. Metcalf |
| Discovery site | Taunton, Massachusetts |
| Discovery date | 24 December 1905 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | (581) Tauntonia |
| Pronunciation | /tɔːnˈtoʊniə/ |
| Alternative designations | 1905 SH |
| Minor planet category | main-belt · (outer) Alauda |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 110.15 yr (40233 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.3180 AU (496.37 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 3.1101 AU (465.26 Gm) |
| Semi-major axis | 3.2140 AU (480.81 Gm) |
| Eccentricity | 0.032339 |
| Orbital period (sidereal) | 5.76 yr (2104.6 d) |
| Mean anomaly | 24.277° |
| Mean motion | 0° 10 15.78 / day |
| Inclination | 21.878° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 102.603° |
| Argument of perihelion | 28.971° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 61.481±0.265 km |
| Synodic rotation period | 16.54 h (0.689 d) |
| Geometric albedo | 0.031±0.005 |
| Spectral type | Xk (SMASSII) |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.8 |
581 Tauntonia is a dark Alauda asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 61 kilometers in diameter.
The asteroid is a member of the Alauda family (902), a large family of typically bright carbonaceous asteroids and named after its parent body, 702 Alauda.
References
- ^ "Asteroid 581 Tauntonia – Nesvorny HCM Asteroid Families V3.0". Small Bodies Data Ferret. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ "581 Tauntonia (1905 SH)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- Nesvorný, D.; Broz, M.; Carruba, V. (December 2014). "Identification and Dynamical Properties of Asteroid Families". Asteroids IV. pp. 297–321. arXiv:1502.01628. Bibcode:2015aste.book..297N. doi:10.2458/azu_uapress_9780816532131-ch016. ISBN 9780816532131. S2CID 119280014.
External links
- Lightcurve plot of 581 Tauntonia, Palmer Divide Observatory, B. D. Warner (2000)
- 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
- 581 Tauntonia at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 581 Tauntonia at the JPL Small-Body Database
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