335 Roberta
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Anton Staus |
Discovery date | September 1, 1892 |
Designations | |
Named after
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Karl Robert Osten-Sacken |
1892 C | |
Main belt | |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5) | |
Aphelion | 434.501 Gm (2.904 AU) |
Perihelion | 305.856 Gm (2.045 AU) |
370.178 Gm (2.474 AU) | |
Eccentricity | 0.174 |
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Average orbital speed
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18.93 km/s |
12.696° | |
Inclination | 5.093° |
148.541° | |
139.567° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 89.1 km[1] |
12.054 h[1] | |
Albedo | 0.058[2] |
Spectral type
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FP/B[1] |
8.96[1] | |
335 Roberta is a large main belt asteroid. It was discovered by German astronomer Anton Staus on September 1, 1892 in Heidelberg.[3] This was his only asteroid discovery.
Photometric observations of this asteroid from multiple sites during 2007 gave a light curve with a period of 12.054 ± 0.003 hours and a brightness variation of 0.13 ± 0.02 in magnitude. This agrees with a result reported in 1992, but differs from period estimates of 8.03 hours and 4.349 reported in 1987 and 2001, respectively.[4]
Under the SMASS classification taxonomy, Polana is listed as a B-type asteroid; a group that combines both the Tholen B and F types. The spectrum of this object suggests the presence of magnetite (Fe3O4), which gives it the spectrally-blue coloration that is a characteristic of this SMASS class. The spectrum of this asteroid also displays a band feature near 2.9 μm that indicate the presence of a hydrated mineral. This suggests that the asteroid has undergone significant water-based alteration.[2]
335 Roberta was identified as one of three asteroids that were likely to be a parent body for chondrites along with 449 Hamburga and 304 Olga.[5] All three asteroids were known to have low-albedo (not reflect as much light) and be close to "meteorite producing resonances".[6] Chrondrites are the most common type of meteor found on Earth, accounting for over 80% of all meteors.[7] They are named for the tiny spherical silicate particles that are found inside them (those particles are called chondrules).[8]
References
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- ↑ Lunar and planetary science: abstracts of papers submitted to the ... Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Volume 27, Part 1 - Lunar and Planetary Institute, Jan 1, 1996
- ↑ Lunar and planetary science: abstracts of papers submitted to the ... Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Volume 27, Part 1 - Lunar and Planetary Institute, Jan 1, 1996
- ↑ ASU - Chondrites
- ↑ ASU - Chondrites
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