Modelled shape of Ducrosa from its lightcurve _Ducrosa.jpg) | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Auguste Charlois |
| Discovery date | 15 March 1895 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | (400) Ducrosa |
| 1895 BU | |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 121.08 yr (44225 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.49063 AU (522.191 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.76117 AU (413.065 Gm) |
Semi-major axis | 3.12590 AU (467.628 Gm) |
| Eccentricity | 0.11668 |
| 5.53 yr (2018.6 d) | |
Average orbital speed | 16.84 km/s |
| 294.184° | |
| 0° 10m 42.013s / day | |
| Inclination | 10.5354° |
| 327.145° | |
| 238.468° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.7762 AU (265.72 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 1.59886 AU (239.186 Gm) |
| TJupiter | 3.178 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 33.66±1.6 km |
| 6.87 h (0.286 d)[1] 6.87 ± 0.01 hours[2] | |
| 0.1423±0.014 | |
| 10.5 | |
Ducrosa (minor planet designation: 400 Ducrosa) is a typical Main belt asteroid. It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 15 March 1895 in Nice.
Description
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A three-dimensional model of 400 Ducrosa based on its light curve
Photometric measurements of the asteroid made in 2005 at the Palmer Divide Observatory showed a light curve with a period of 6.87 ± 0.01 hours and a brightness variation of 0.62 ± 0.02 in magnitude.[2]
References
- ^ a b "400 Ducrosa (1895 BU)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ^ a b Warner, Brian D. (2005), "Asteroid lightcurve analysis at the Palmer Divide Observatory - winter 2004-2005", The Minor Planet Bulletin, 32 (3), pp. 54–58, Bibcode:2005MPBu...32...54W.
External links
- Lightcurve plot of 400 Ducrosa, Palmer Divide Observatory, B. D. Warner (2005)
- Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info)
- 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
- 400 Ducrosa at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 400 Ducrosa at the JPL Small-Body Database
