Musa (minor planet designation: 600 Musa) is a minor planet orbiting the Sun.
A three-dimensional model of 600 Musa based on its light curve | |
| Discovery | |
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| Discovered by | Joel Hastings Metcalf |
| Discovery site | Taunton, Massachusetts |
| Discovery date | 14 June 1906 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | (600) Musa |
| Pronunciation | /ˈmjuːsə/[1] |
Alternative designations | 1906 UM |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 109.59 yr (40029 d) |
| Aphelion | 2.8080 AU (420.07 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.5114 AU (375.70 Gm) |
Semi-major axis | 2.6597 AU (397.89 Gm) |
| Eccentricity | 0.055753 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 4.34 yr (1584.4 d) |
Mean anomaly | 147.603° |
Mean motion | 0° 13m 37.992s / day |
| Inclination | 10.199° |
Longitude of ascending node | 139.298° |
Argument of perihelion | 114.513° |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 12.45±0.55 km |
Synodic rotation period | 5.8856 h (0.24523 d) |
Geometric albedo | 0.2415±0.022 |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.18 |
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