423 Diotima
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A three-dimensional model of 423 Diotima based on its light curve.
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| Discovery | |
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| Discovered by | Auguste Charlois |
| Discovery date | December 7, 1896 |
| Designations | |
| Pronunciation | /daɪ.əˈtaɪmə/ |
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Named after
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Diotima of Mantinea |
| 1896 DB | |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5) | |
| Aphelion | 477.421 Gm (3.191 AU) |
| Perihelion | 439.945 Gm (2.941 AU) |
| 458.683 Gm (3.066 AU) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.041 |
| 1960.969 d (5.37 a) | |
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Average orbital speed
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17.01 km/s |
| 179.514° | |
| Inclination | 11.24° |
| 69.564° | |
| 207.473° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 208.8 ± 4.9 km (IRAS)[1] 171 x 138 km[2] 211.64 ± 16.02[3] km |
| Mass | 1.6×1019 kg[4][5] ≈5.1×1018? kg[6] (6.91 ± 1.93) × 1018[3] kg |
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Mean density
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1.39 ± 0.50[3] g/cm3 |
| 4.775 h[1] | |
| Albedo | 0.05[1] |
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Spectral type
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C[1] |
| 7.24[1] | |
423 Diotima is one of the larger main-belt asteroids. It is classified as a C-type asteroid[1] and is probably composed of primitive carbonaceous material.
It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on December 7, 1896, in Nice. In the late 1990s, a network of astronomers worldwide gathered lightcurve data that was ultimately used to derive the spin states and shape models of 10 new asteroids, including 423 Diotima. The light curve for this asteroid varies "a lot" depending on the position, with the brightness variations ranging from almost zero to up to 0.2 in magnitude.[7][8] Dunham (2002) used 15 chords and obtained an estimated size of 171 x 138 km.[2]
Name
Diotima is named for Diotima of Mantinea, a priestess who was one of Socrates's teachers. It is one of seven of Charlois's discoveries that was expressly named by the Astromomisches Rechen-Institut (Astronomical Calculation Institute).[9]
The name is stressed on the penultimate syllable, /daɪ.əˈtaɪmə/ dy-ə-TY-mə, or as Latin Diotīma.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. See Table 1.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Michalak2001 assumed masses of perturbing asteroids used in calculations of perturbations of the test asteroids.
- ↑ Using the volume of an ellipsoid of 209x171x138km * an assumed density of 2 g/cm³ yields a mass (m=d*v) of 5.1E+18 kg
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Durech, J.; Kaasalainen, M.; Marciniak, A.; Allen, W. H. et al. “Asteroid brightness and geometry,” Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume 465, Issue 1, April I 2007, pp. 331-337.
- ↑ Schmadel Lutz D. Dictionary of Minor Planet Names (fifth edition), Springer, 2003. ISBN 3-540-00238-3.
External links
- Orbital simulation from JPL (Java) / Ephemeris
