| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Max Wolf |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | 4 August 1904 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | (541) Deborah |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdɛbərə/ |
| Alternative designations | 1904 OO |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 111.69 yr (40793 d) |
| Aphelion | 2.9569 AU (442.35 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.6746 AU (400.11 Gm) |
| Semi-major axis | 2.8157 AU (421.22 Gm) |
| Eccentricity | 0.050128 |
| Orbital period (sidereal) | 4.72 yr (1725.8 d) |
| Mean anomaly | 307.870° |
| Mean motion | 0° 12 30.96 / day |
| Inclination | 6.0007° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 267.656° |
| Argument of perihelion | 357.52° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mean radius | 28.505±1.45 km |
| Synodic rotation period | 29.368 h (1.2237 d) |
| Geometric albedo | 0.0496±0.005 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.1 |
541 Deborah is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It was discovered by Max Wolf on August 4, 1904. The semi-major axis of the orbit lies just inside the 5/2 Kirkwood gap, located at 2.824 AU. It was named after the biblical character Deborah.
References
- Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
- "541 Deborah (1904 OO)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Archived from the original on 17 September 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- Scholl, Hans; Froeschlé, Claude (September 1975), "Asteroidal motion at the 5/2, 7/3 and 2/1 resonances", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 42 (3): 457–463, Bibcode:1975A&A....42..457S
External links
- 541 Deborah at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 541 Deborah at the JPL Small-Body Database
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