629 Bernardina
Appearance
A three-dimensional model of 629 Bernardina based on its light curve | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | August Kopff |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | 7 March 1907 |
| Designations | |
| 1907 XU | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 108.85 yr (39758 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.6208 AU (541.66 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.6560 AU (397.33 Gm) |
| 3.1384 AU (469.50 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.15371 |
| 5.56 yr (2030.8 d) | |
| 292.348° | |
| 0° 10m 38.172s / day | |
| Inclination | 9.2530° |
| 86.560° | |
| 35.435° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 35.087±0.507 km |
| 15.05 km | |
| 3.763 h (0.1568 d) | |
| 3.763 h | |
| 0.2140±0.034 | |
| 10.0 | |
629 Bernardina is a minor planet orbiting the Sun.
Dust activity due to sublimation has been detected on this asteroid, suggesting the presence of water ice in its interior.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ "629 Bernardina (1907 XU)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ↑ Busarev, V. V.; et al. (December 2024). "Sublimation-Driven Dust Activity of Primitive-Type Asteroids as a Sign of the Presence of H2O Ice". Solar System Research. 58 (6): 715–731. Bibcode:2024SoSyR..58..715B. doi:10.1134/S0038094624700503.
External links
[edit]- 629 Bernardina at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 629 Bernardina at the JPL Small-Body Database