546 Herodias

546 Herodias
Discovery
Discovered by	P. Götz
Discovery site	Heidelberg Obs.
Discovery date	10 October 1904
Designations
MPC designation	(546) Herodias
Pronunciation	/hɪˈroʊdiəs/
Named after	Herodias
Alternative designations	1904 PA
Minor planet category	main-belt · (middle); Eunomian interloper
Orbital characteristics
	Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
	Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	111.48 yr (40719 d)
Aphelion	2.89852 AU (433.612 Gm)
Perihelion	2.29588 AU (343.459 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.59720 AU (388.536 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.116018
Orbital period	4.19 yr (1528.8 d)
Mean anomaly	149.511°
Mean motion	0° 14m 7.714s / day
Inclination	14.8547°
Longitude of ascending node	21.7900°
Argument of perihelion	108.626°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	66.02±3.8 km (mean)
Mean radius	33.01±1.9 km
Rotation period	10.4 hours ; 10.77 h (0.449 d)
Geometric albedo	0.0534 ± 0.007
Spectral type	C
Absolute magnitude (H)	9.70

Herodias (minor planet designation: 546 Herodias) is a carbonaceous asteroid from the central regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 66 kilometers in diameter. It is an identified Eunomian interloper. It was named after the biblical character Herodias.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "546 Herodias (1904 PA)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
^ "Herodias". Dictionary.com Unabridged. Random House.
^ ^a ^b Tedesco; et al. (2004). "Supplemental IRAS Minor Planet Survey (SIMPS)". IRAS-A-FPA-3-RDR-IMPS-V6.0. Planetary Data System. Archived from the original on 17 January 2010. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
^ Székely; Kiss, L; Szabo, G; Sarneczky, K; Csak, B; Varadi, M; Meszaros, S; et al. (2005). "CCD photometry of 23 minor planets". Planetary and Space Science. 53 (9): 925–936. arXiv:astro-ph/0504462. Bibcode:2005P&SS...53..925S. doi:10.1016/j.pss.2005.04.006.
^ Tholen (2007). "Asteroid Absolute Magnitudes". EAR-A-5-DDR-ASTERMAG-V11.0. Planetary Data System. Archived from the original on 17 June 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2009.

External links

Lightcurve plot of 546 Herodias, Palmer Divide Observatory, B. D. Warner (2009)
(546) Herodias at AstDyS
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
546 Herodias at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- Ephemeris · Observation prediction · Orbital info · Proper elements · Observational info
546 Herodias at the JPL Small-Body Database
- Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters

[jpldata-1] "546 Herodias (1904 PA)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 7 May 2016.

[2] "Herodias". Dictionary.com Unabridged. Random House.

[SIMPS-3] Tedesco; et al. (2004). "Supplemental IRAS Minor Planet Survey (SIMPS)". IRAS-A-FPA-3-RDR-IMPS-V6.0. Planetary Data System. Archived from the original on 17 January 2010. Retrieved 7 January 2009.

[Székely-4] Székely; Kiss, L; Szabo, G; Sarneczky, K; Csak, B; Varadi, M; Meszaros, S; et al. (2005). "CCD photometry of 23 minor planets". Planetary and Space Science. 53 (9): 925–936. arXiv:astro-ph/0504462. Bibcode:2005P&SS...53..925S. doi:10.1016/j.pss.2005.04.006.

[Tholen-5] Tholen (2007). "Asteroid Absolute Magnitudes". EAR-A-5-DDR-ASTERMAG-V11.0. Planetary Data System. Archived from the original on 17 June 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2009.

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