Svea (minor planet designation: 329 Svea) is an asteroid from the asteroid belt and the namesake of the small Svea family, approximately 81 kilometers (50 miles) in diameter. The C-type asteroid and is probably composed of carbonaceous material.[4]
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Max Wolf |
Discovery date | 21 March 1892 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | (329) Svea |
Pronunciation | /ˈsveɪə/[1] |
Named after | Sweden |
Minor planet category | Main belt |
Orbital characteristics[2] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 124.07 yr (45316 d) |
Aphelion | 2.54003 AU (379.983 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.41427 AU (361.170 Gm) |
Semi-major axis | 2.47715 AU (370.576 Gm) |
Eccentricity | 0.025383 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 3.90 yr (1424.1 d) |
Mean anomaly | 283.525° |
Mean motion | 0° 15m 10.076s / day |
Inclination | 15.8826° |
Longitude of ascending node | 178.489° |
Argument of perihelion | 54.9542° |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 77.80±1.4 km |
Synodic rotation period | 22.778 h (0.9491 d)[2] 22.6 ± 0.01 hours[3] |
Geometric albedo | 0.0399±0.001 |
Spectral type | C |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.6 |
It was discovered by Max Wolf on 21 March 1892 in Heidelberg.[5]
The light curve of 329 Svea shows a periodicity of 22.6 ± 0.01 hours, during which time the brightness of the object varies by 0.10 ± 0.03 in magnitude.[3]
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