Discovery | |
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Discovered by | J. H. Metcalf |
Discovery site | Taunton, Massachusetts |
Discovery date | 24 December 1905 |
Designations | |
(581) Tauntonia | |
Pronunciation | /tɔːnˈtoʊniə/ |
1905 SH | |
main-belt · (
outer) Alauda [1] | |
Orbital characteristics [2] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 ( JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 110.15 yr (40233 d) |
Aphelion | 3.3180 AU (496.37 Gm) |
Perihelion | 3.1101 AU (465.26 Gm) |
3.2140 AU (480.81 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.032339 |
5.76 yr (2104.6 d) | |
24.277 ° | |
0° 10m 15.78s / day | |
Inclination | 21.878° |
102.603° | |
28.971° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 61.481±0.265 km [2] |
16.54 h (0.689 d) [2] | |
0.031±0.005 [2] | |
Xk ( SMASSII) [2] | |
9.8 [2] | |
Tauntonia ( minor planet designation: 581 Tauntonia) is a dark Alauda asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 61 kilometers in diameter. [2]
The asteroid is a member of the Alauda family ( 902), [1] a large family of typically bright carbonaceous asteroids and named after its parent body, 702 Alauda. [3]: 23
Discovery | |
---|---|
Discovered by | J. H. Metcalf |
Discovery site | Taunton, Massachusetts |
Discovery date | 24 December 1905 |
Designations | |
(581) Tauntonia | |
Pronunciation | /tɔːnˈtoʊniə/ |
1905 SH | |
main-belt · (
outer) Alauda [1] | |
Orbital characteristics [2] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 ( JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 110.15 yr (40233 d) |
Aphelion | 3.3180 AU (496.37 Gm) |
Perihelion | 3.1101 AU (465.26 Gm) |
3.2140 AU (480.81 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.032339 |
5.76 yr (2104.6 d) | |
24.277 ° | |
0° 10m 15.78s / day | |
Inclination | 21.878° |
102.603° | |
28.971° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 61.481±0.265 km [2] |
16.54 h (0.689 d) [2] | |
0.031±0.005 [2] | |
Xk ( SMASSII) [2] | |
9.8 [2] | |
Tauntonia ( minor planet designation: 581 Tauntonia) is a dark Alauda asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 61 kilometers in diameter. [2]
The asteroid is a member of the Alauda family ( 902), [1] a large family of typically bright carbonaceous asteroids and named after its parent body, 702 Alauda. [3]: 23