512 Taurinensis
U–B = 0.525 [1] | |
| 10.68[1][5][6][7] · 10.72[4] · 10.72±0.04[11][13] · 10.72±0.40[14] | |
Taurinensis (
Mars-crosser on an eccentric orbit from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 20 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 23 June 1903, by astronomer Max Wolf at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory in southwest Germany.[3] The asteroid was named after the Italian city of Turin.[2]
It is the 4th-largest Mars-crossing asteroid.
Orbit and classification
Taurinensis is a
main belt and the near-Earth populations, crossing the orbit of Mars at 1.666 AU. It orbits the Sun at a distance of 1.6–2.7 AU once every 3 years and 3 months (1,183 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.25 and an inclination of 9° with respect to the ecliptic.[1] The body's observation arc begins with its identification as A909 GE at Heidelberg in April 1909, almost 6 years prior to its official discovery observation.[3]
Physical characteristics
Taurinensis is a common, stony
SMASS classification.[1]
Rotation period
In 1982, the asteroid was observed using
Diameter and albedo
According to the surveys carried out by the Infrared Astronomical Satellite
albedo between 0.1772 and 0.270.[5][6][7] The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link adopts the results obtained by IRAS, that is, an albedo of 0.1772 and a diameter of 23.09 kilometers based on an absolute magnitude of 10.72.[4]
With a mean-diameter of 20 kilometers, Taurinensis is the 4th-largest Mars-crossing asteroids, just behind 132 Aethra (43 km), 323 Brucia (36 km) and 2204 Lyyli (25 km), and larger than 1508 Kemi (17 km), 1474 Beira (15 km) and 1310 Villigera (14 km).
Naming
This
H 55).[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 512 Taurinensis (1903 LV)" (2017-07-05 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
- ^ a b c "512 Taurinensis (1903 LV)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "LCDB Data for (512) Taurinensis". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ . Retrieved 26 October 2017.
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- ^ Bibcode:2004PDSS...12.....T. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ISSN 1052-8091. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ . Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ Behrend, Raoul. "Asteroids and comets rotation curves – (512) Taurinensis". Geneva Observatory. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ ISSN 0019-1035. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
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External links
- Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info Archived 16 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine)
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
- 512 Taurinensis at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 512 Taurinensis at the JPL Small-Body Database
