455 Bruchsalia

455 Bruchsalia

Discovery
Discovered by	M. F. Wolf F. Schwassmann
Discovery date	22 May 1900
Designations
MPC designation	(455) Bruchsalia
Pronunciation	/brʌkˈseɪliə/
Alternative designations	1900 FG
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	115.90 yr (42331 d)
Aphelion	3.4395 AU (514.54 Gm)
Perihelion	1.8786 AU (281.03 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.6590 AU (397.78 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.29351
Orbital period (sidereal)	4.34 yr (1583.7 d)
Mean anomaly	220.10°
Mean motion	0° 13^m 38.316^s / day
Inclination	12.003°
Longitude of ascending node	76.174°
Argument of perihelion	273.22°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	88.13 ± 6.89 km[2] 84.41±5.0 km[1]
Mass	(1.19 ± 0.12) × 10^18 kg[2]
Mean density	3.32 ± 0.84 g/cm^3[2]
Synodic rotation period	11.85 h (0.494 d)
Geometric albedo	0.0709±0.009
Absolute magnitude (H)	9.0

455 Bruchsalia is a main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by Max Wolf and Friedrich Karl Arnold Schwassmann on May 22, 1900. Its provisional name was 1900 FG.

References

1. "455 Bruchsalia (1900 FG)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
2. Carry, B. (December 2012), "Density of asteroids", Planetary and Space Science, vol. 73, pp. 98–118, arXiv:1203.4336, Bibcode:2012P&SS...73...98C, doi:10.1016/j.pss.2012.03.009. See Table 1.

External links

• Lightcurve plot of (455) Bruchsalia, Antelope Hills Observatory
• 455 Bruchsalia at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
  • Ephemeris · Observation prediction · Orbital info · Proper elements · Observational info
• 455 Bruchsalia at the JPL Small-Body Database
  • Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit viewer · Orbit parameters · Physical parameters