Octavia (minor planet designation: 598 Octavia) is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. At 15:45 UTC on October 6, 2014, the 13.5 magnitude asteroid occulted with magnitude 8.1 TYC 1299-00020-1, and was visible in Taiwan.[3]
| Discovery | |
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| Discovered by | Max Wolf |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | 13 April 1906 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | (598) Octavia |
| Pronunciation | /ɒkˈteɪviə/[1] |
Alternative designations | 1906 UC |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 108.93 yr (39785 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.4513 AU (516.31 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.0788 AU (310.98 Gm) |
Semi-major axis | 2.7651 AU (413.65 Gm) |
| Eccentricity | 0.24817 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 4.60 yr (1679.4 d) |
Mean anomaly | 163.85° |
Mean motion | 0° 12m 51.696s / day |
| Inclination | 12.211° |
Longitude of ascending node | 91.642° |
Argument of perihelion | 291.808° |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 36.165±1.95 km |
Synodic rotation period | 10.8903 h (0.45376 d) |
Geometric albedo | 0.0521±0.006 |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.53 |
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