301 Bavaria

301 Bavaria

Modelled shape of Bavaria from its lightcurve
Discovery
Discovered by	Johann Palisa
Discovery date	16 November 1890
Designations
MPC designation	(301) Bavaria
Pronunciation	/bəˈvɛəriə/[1]
Named after	Bavaria
Alternative designations	A890 WA; 1928 DH1 1951 FD; 1952 OF
Minor planet category	main-belt
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	117.42 yr (42888 d)
Aphelion	2.90693 AU (434.871 Gm)
Perihelion	2.54364 AU (380.523 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.72528 AU (407.696 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.066652
Orbital period (sidereal)	4.50 yr (1643.3 d)
Mean anomaly	115.993°
Mean motion	0° 13^m 8.659^s / day
Inclination	4.89466°
Longitude of ascending node	142.374°
Argument of perihelion	125.469°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	54.32±3.3 km
Synodic rotation period	12.253 h (0.5105 d)
Geometric albedo	0.0546±0.007
Absolute magnitude (H)	10.3

301 Bavaria is a carbonaceous background asteroid from the intermediate asteroid belt, approximately 53 kilometers (33 miles) in diameter.[2] It was discovered by Johann Palisa on 16 November 1890 in Vienna.

301 Bavaria is classified as a carbonaceous C-type asteroid. It is spinning with a rotation period of 12.24 h.[3]

References

1. Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
2. "301 Bavaria". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
3. Marciniak, A.; et al. (May 2019). "Thermal properties of slowly rotating asteroids: results from a targeted survey". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 625: 40. arXiv:1905.06056. Bibcode:2019A&A...625A.139M. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201935129. A139.

External links

• Lightcurve plot of 301 Bavaria, Palmer Divide Observatory, B. D. Warner (2004)
• 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
• 301 Bavaria at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
  • Ephemeris · Observation prediction · Orbital info · Proper elements · Observational info
• 301 Bavaria at the JPL Small-Body Database
  • Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit viewer · Orbit parameters · Physical parameters