Bruchsalia (minor planet designation: 455 Bruchsalia) is a main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by Max Wolf and Friedrich Karl Arnold Schwassmann on May 22, 1900. Its provisional name was 1900 FG.
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Discovered by | M. F. Wolf F. Schwassmann |
Discovery date | 22 May 1900 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | (455) Bruchsalia |
Pronunciation | /brʌkˈseɪliə/ |
Alternative designations | 1900 FG |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 115.90 yr (42331 d) |
Aphelion | 3.4395 AU (514.54 Gm) |
Perihelion | 1.8786 AU (281.03 Gm) |
Semi-major axis | 2.6590 AU (397.78 Gm) |
Eccentricity | 0.29351 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 4.34 yr (1583.7 d) |
Mean anomaly | 220.10° |
Mean motion | 0° 13m 38.316s / day |
Inclination | 12.003° |
Longitude of ascending node | 76.174° |
Argument of perihelion | 273.22° |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 88.13 ± 6.89 km[2] 84.41±5.0 km[1] |
Mass | (1.19 ± 0.12) × 1018 kg[2] |
Mean density | 3.32 ± 0.84 g/cm3[2] |
Synodic rotation period | 11.85 h (0.494 d) |
Geometric albedo | 0.0709±0.009 |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.0 |
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