985 Rosina
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| 12.70[8] · 12.8[1][4] · 13.05±0.30[7] | |
985 Rosina, provisional designation 1922 MO, is a stony
Orbit and classification
Rosina is a
It orbits the Sun in the inner main-belt at a distance of 1.7–2.9 AU once every 3 years and 6 months (1,273 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.28 and an inclination of 4° with respect to the ecliptic.[1] The body's observation arc begins at Vienna Observatory, eight days after its official discovery observation at Heidelberg.[3]
Physical characteristics
In the
Rotation period
Two rotational
Diameter and albedo
The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assumes a standard albedo for stony asteroids of 0.20 and calculates a diameter of 8.18 kilometers based on an absolute magnitude of 12.8.[4]
Naming
This minor planet was named after a girl's name picked from the German popular calendar Der Lahrer hinkende Bote.(de)
Reinmuth's Calendar Girls
As with 913 Otila, 997 Priska and 1144 Oda, Reinmuth selected names from this calendar due to his many asteroid discoveries that he had trouble thinking of proper names. These names are not related to the discoverer's contemporaries. The author of the Dictionary of Minor Planet Names learned about Reinmuth's source of inspiration from private communications with Dutch astronomer Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld, who worked as a young astronomer at Heidelberg.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 985 Rosina (1922 MO)" (2017-02-24 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
- ^ a b c d "985 Rosina (1922 MO)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f "LCDB Data for (985) Rosina". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ ISSN 1052-8091. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ a b Behrend, Raoul. "Asteroids and comets rotation curves – (985) Rosina". Geneva Observatory. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ . Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ . Retrieved 2 November 2017.
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
- 985 Rosina at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 985 Rosina at the JPL Small-Body Database
