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578 Happelia
A three-dimensional model of 578 Happelia based on its light curve
Discovery
Discovered by M. F. Wolf
Discovery site Heidelberg
Discovery date1 November 1905
Designations
(578) Happelia
1905 RZ
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 ( JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc110.46 yr (40344 d)
Aphelion3.2821  AU (491.00  Gm)
Perihelion2.2168 AU (331.63 Gm)
2.7494 AU (411.30 Gm)
Eccentricity0.19374
4.56 yr (1665.2 d)
200.53 °
0° 12m 58.284s / day
Inclination6.1525°
29.411°
261.400°
Physical characteristics
34.645±1.05 km
10.061  h (0.4192  d)
0.0769±0.005
9.4

Happelia ( minor planet designation: 578 Happelia) is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. On 24 February 2017 a possible small 3-kilometer moon was found orbiting the asteroid, based on occultation observations. [2]

References

  1. ^ "578 Happelia (1905 RZ)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/ Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  2. ^ "(578) Happelia occultation 2017/02/24". www.asteroidoccultation.com. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2017.


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

578 Happelia
A three-dimensional model of 578 Happelia based on its light curve
Discovery
Discovered by M. F. Wolf
Discovery site Heidelberg
Discovery date1 November 1905
Designations
(578) Happelia
1905 RZ
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 ( JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc110.46 yr (40344 d)
Aphelion3.2821  AU (491.00  Gm)
Perihelion2.2168 AU (331.63 Gm)
2.7494 AU (411.30 Gm)
Eccentricity0.19374
4.56 yr (1665.2 d)
200.53 °
0° 12m 58.284s / day
Inclination6.1525°
29.411°
261.400°
Physical characteristics
34.645±1.05 km
10.061  h (0.4192  d)
0.0769±0.005
9.4

Happelia ( minor planet designation: 578 Happelia) is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. On 24 February 2017 a possible small 3-kilometer moon was found orbiting the asteroid, based on occultation observations. [2]

References

  1. ^ "578 Happelia (1905 RZ)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/ Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  2. ^ "(578) Happelia occultation 2017/02/24". www.asteroidoccultation.com. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2017.



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