Discovery | |
---|---|
Discovered by | Karl Theodor Robert Luther |
Discovery date | 27 September 1873 |
Designations | |
(134) Sophrosyne | |
Pronunciation | /soʊˈfrɒsɪniː/ [1] |
Named after | sophrosyne |
Main belt | |
Orbital characteristics [2] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 ( JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 138.60 yr (50625 d) |
Aphelion | 2.86280 AU (428.269 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.26311 AU (338.556 Gm) |
2.56295 AU (383.412 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.11699 |
4.10 yr (1498.7 d) | |
Average
orbital speed | 18.54 km/s |
229.885 ° | |
0° 14m 24.76s / day | |
Inclination | 11.6018° |
345.986° | |
84.7156° | |
Earth MOID | 1.31034 AU (196.024 Gm) |
Jupiter MOID | 2.42537 AU (362.830 Gm) |
TJupiter | 3.396 |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean diameter | 108
[2] 112.188 km [3] |
Mass | (1.267 ± 0.575/0.398)×1018 kg [4] |
Mean
density | 1.713 ± 0.778/0.538 g/cm3 [4] |
Equatorial
surface gravity | 0.029 m/s2 |
Equatorial
escape velocity | 0.056 km/s |
17.190 h (0.7163 d) [5] | |
0.0364±0.001
[2] 0.0436 ± 0.0122 [3] | |
Temperature | ~174 K |
C ( Tholen) [3] | |
9.04, [2] 8.770 [3] | |
Sophrosyne ( minor planet designation: 134 Sophrosyne) is a large main-belt asteroid that was discovered by German astronomer Robert Luther on 27 September 1873, and was named after the concept of sophrosyne, Plato's term for 'moderation'. Classified as a C-type asteroid, it has an exceedingly dark surface and most probably a primitive carbonaceous composition.[ citation needed]
An occultation of a star by 134 Sophrosyne was observed 24 November 1980, in the United States. Timing information from this event allowed a diameter estimate of 110 km to be derived. [6] Photometric observations of the asteroid in 2015 produced a lightcurve indicating a rotation period of 17.190±0.001 h with a variation amplitude of 0.28±0.01 in magnitude. This provided a good match to the only previous determination in 1989. [5]
Discovery | |
---|---|
Discovered by | Karl Theodor Robert Luther |
Discovery date | 27 September 1873 |
Designations | |
(134) Sophrosyne | |
Pronunciation | /soʊˈfrɒsɪniː/ [1] |
Named after | sophrosyne |
Main belt | |
Orbital characteristics [2] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 ( JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 138.60 yr (50625 d) |
Aphelion | 2.86280 AU (428.269 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.26311 AU (338.556 Gm) |
2.56295 AU (383.412 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.11699 |
4.10 yr (1498.7 d) | |
Average
orbital speed | 18.54 km/s |
229.885 ° | |
0° 14m 24.76s / day | |
Inclination | 11.6018° |
345.986° | |
84.7156° | |
Earth MOID | 1.31034 AU (196.024 Gm) |
Jupiter MOID | 2.42537 AU (362.830 Gm) |
TJupiter | 3.396 |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean diameter | 108
[2] 112.188 km [3] |
Mass | (1.267 ± 0.575/0.398)×1018 kg [4] |
Mean
density | 1.713 ± 0.778/0.538 g/cm3 [4] |
Equatorial
surface gravity | 0.029 m/s2 |
Equatorial
escape velocity | 0.056 km/s |
17.190 h (0.7163 d) [5] | |
0.0364±0.001
[2] 0.0436 ± 0.0122 [3] | |
Temperature | ~174 K |
C ( Tholen) [3] | |
9.04, [2] 8.770 [3] | |
Sophrosyne ( minor planet designation: 134 Sophrosyne) is a large main-belt asteroid that was discovered by German astronomer Robert Luther on 27 September 1873, and was named after the concept of sophrosyne, Plato's term for 'moderation'. Classified as a C-type asteroid, it has an exceedingly dark surface and most probably a primitive carbonaceous composition.[ citation needed]
An occultation of a star by 134 Sophrosyne was observed 24 November 1980, in the United States. Timing information from this event allowed a diameter estimate of 110 km to be derived. [6] Photometric observations of the asteroid in 2015 produced a lightcurve indicating a rotation period of 17.190±0.001 h with a variation amplitude of 0.28±0.01 in magnitude. This provided a good match to the only previous determination in 1989. [5]