320 Katharina
 Orbital diagram | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Johann Palisa |
| Discovery date | 11 October 1891 |
| Designations | |
| (320) Katharina | |
Named after | Katharina Pohl |
| Main belt (Eos) | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 108.42 yr (39602 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.36300 AU (503.098 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.6595 AU (397.86 Gm) |
| 3.01122 AU (450.472 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.11682 |
| 5.23 yr (1908.6 d) | |
| 315.691° | |
| 0° 11m 19.036s / day | |
| Inclination | 9.3783° |
| 219.929° | |
| 150.129° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 17 - 37 km |
| 6.893 h (0.2872 d) | |
| 0.3207-0.0677 | |
| 10.8 | |
320 Katharina is a small Main belt asteroid orbiting in the Eos family of asteroids, including 513 Centesima and 221 Eos.[1] It was discovered by Johann Palisa on 11 October 1891 in Vienna. It is named after the discoverer's mother.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "320 Katharina". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(320) Katharina". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (320) Katharina. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 42. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_321. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
External links
[edit]- 320 Katharina at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 320 Katharina at the JPL Small-Body Database
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