512 Taurinensis
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A three-dimensional model of 512 Taurinensis based on its light curve.
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| Discovery | |
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| Discovered by | Max Wolf |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | June 23, 1903 |
| Designations | |
| 1903 LV | |
| Mars-crossing[1] | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch August 18, 2005 (JD 2453600.5) | |
| Aphelion | 2.746 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.632 AU |
| 2.189 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.254 |
| 3.239 a | |
| 132.846° | |
| Inclination | 8.751° |
| 107.202° | |
| 248.912° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 23 km[1] |
512 Taurinensis is a 23 km diameter Mars-crossing minor planet.[1] It is an S-type asteroid, with a rotation period of 5.59 hours.[2] Other larger Mars crossing minor planets include 132 Aethra (43km), 323 Brucia (36km), and 2204 Lyyli (25km).
In 1982, the asteroid was observed using photometry from the La Silla Observatory to generate a composite light curve. The resulting data showed a rotation period of 0.2326 days (5.58 h) with a brightness variation of 0.2 in magnitude.[3]
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