 Orbital diagram | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Max Wolf |
| Discovery date | 21 March 1892 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | (329) Svea |
| Pronunciation | /ˈsveɪə/ |
| Named after | Sweden |
| Minor planet category | Main belt |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 124.07 yr (45316 d) |
| Aphelion | 2.54003 AU (379.983 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.41427 AU (361.170 Gm) |
| Semi-major axis | 2.47715 AU (370.576 Gm) |
| Eccentricity | 0.025383 |
| Orbital period (sidereal) | 3.90 yr (1424.1 d) |
| Mean anomaly | 283.525° |
| Mean motion | 0° 15 10.076 / day |
| Inclination | 15.8826° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 178.489° |
| Argument of perihelion | 54.9542° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 77.80±1.4 km |
| Synodic rotation period | 22.778 h (0.9491 d) 22.6 ± 0.01 hours |
| Geometric albedo | 0.0399±0.001 |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.6 |
329 Svea is an asteroid from the asteroid belt and the namesake of the small Svea family, approximately 81 kilometers (50 miles) in diameter. The C-type asteroid and is probably composed of carbonaceous material.
It was discovered by Max Wolf on 21 March 1892 in Heidelberg.
The light curve of 329 Svea shows a periodicity of 22.6 ± 0.01 hours, during which time the brightness of the object varies by 0.10 ± 0.03 in magnitude.
References
- 'Sveaborg' in Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
- ^ "329 Svea". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ Menke, John; et al. (October 2008), "Asteroid Lightcurve Analysis at Menke Observatory", The Minor Planet Bulletin, 35 (4): 155–160, Bibcode:2008MPBu...35..155M
- Burbine, Thomas H (1998). "Could G-class asteroids be the parent bodies of the CM chondrites?". Meteoritics & Planetary Science. 33 (2): 253–258. Bibcode:1998M&PS...33..253B. doi:10.1111/j.1945-5100.1998.tb01630.x. ISSN 1945-5100.
- Hughes, Stefan (2012). Catchers of the Light: The Forgotten Lives of the Men and Women Who First Photographed the Heavens. Vol. 1. ArtDeCiel Publishing. p. 444. Bibcode:2015JAHH...18..327O. ISBN 978-1-62050-961-6. OCLC 859270626.
External links
- 329 Svea at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 329 Svea at the JPL Small-Body Database
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