291 Alice

291 Alice
	A three-dimensional model of 291 Alice based on its light curve
Discovery
Discovered by	Johann Palisa
Discovery date	25 April 1890
Designations
MPC designation	(291) Alice
Alternative designations	1954 UJ3
Minor planet category	main-belt
Orbital characteristics
	Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
	Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	124.62 yr (45516 d)
Aphelion	2.4273 AU (363.12 Gm)
Perihelion	2.01631 AU (301.636 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.22182 AU (332.380 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.092495
Orbital period	3.31 yr (1209.7 d)
Mean anomaly	115.293°
Mean motion	0° 17m 51.382s / day
Inclination	1.8555°
Longitude of ascending node	161.655°
Argument of perihelion	331.580°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	14.97±1.1 km ; 19×12×11 km
Mass	~
Mean density	~2.7 g/cm³
Rotation period	4.313 h (0.1797 d) ; 0.180 d (4.32 h)
Geometric albedo	0.2075±0.033 ; 0.208
Spectral type	S
Absolute magnitude (H)	11.45

Alice (minor planet designation: 291 Alice) is a stony background asteroid from the inner region of the asteroid belt. It was discovered by Johann Palisa on 25 April 1890 at the Vienna Observatory.

Photometric observations of this asteroid at the Leura Observatory in Leura, Australia during 2006 gave a rotation period of 4.313 ± 0.002 hours and a brightness variation of 0.20 ± 0.02 in magnitude. This result is in agreement with previous studies.^[7] Lightcurve analysis indicates that Alice's pole points towards either ecliptic coordinates (β, λ) = (55°, 65°) or (β, λ) = (55°, 245°) with a 10° uncertainty.^[3] This gives an axial tilt of about 35° in both cases.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Yeomans, Donald K., "291 Alice", JPL Small-Body Database Browser, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, retrieved 11 May 2016.
^ ^a ^b Supplemental IRAS Minor Planet Survey Archived June 23, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
^ ^a ^b A. Kryszczyńska; et al. (1996). "CCD Photometry of Seven Asteroids: New Spin Axis and Shape Determinations". Icarus. 124: 134. Bibcode:1996Icar..124..134K. doi:10.1006/icar.1996.0194.
^ G. A. Krasinsky; et al. (2002). "Hidden Mass in the Asteroid Belt". Icarus. 158: 98. Bibcode:2002Icar..158...98K. doi:10.1006/icar.2002.6837.
^ PDS lightcurve data
^ "Asteroid Taxonomy". Planetary Science Institute. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
^ Oey, Julian (December 2006), "Lightcurves analysis of 10 asteroids from Leura Observatory", The Minor Planet Bulletin, 33 (4), pp. 96–99, Bibcode:2006MPBu...33...96O.

External links

291 Alice at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- Ephemeris · Observation prediction · Orbital info · Proper elements · Observational info
291 Alice at the JPL Small-Body Database
- Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters

[JPL-1] Yeomans, Donald K., "291 Alice", JPL Small-Body Database Browser, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, retrieved 11 May 2016.

[IRAS-2] Supplemental IRAS Minor Planet Survey Archived June 23, 2006, at the Wayback Machine

[Kryszczynska96-3] A. Kryszczyńska; et al. (1996). "CCD Photometry of Seven Asteroids: New Spin Axis and Shape Determinations". Icarus. 124: 134. Bibcode:1996Icar..124..134K. doi:10.1006/icar.1996.0194.

[Krasinsky-4] G. A. Krasinsky; et al. (2002). "Hidden Mass in the Asteroid Belt". Icarus. 158: 98. Bibcode:2002Icar..158...98K. doi:10.1006/icar.2002.6837.

[5] PDS lightcurve data

[6] "Asteroid Taxonomy". Planetary Science Institute. Retrieved 27 February 2016.

[Oey2006-7] Oey, Julian (December 2006), "Lightcurves analysis of 10 asteroids from Leura Observatory", The Minor Planet Bulletin, 33 (4), pp. 96–99, Bibcode:2006MPBu...33...96O.

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