282 Clorinde is a typical Main belt asteroid.[2] It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 28 January 1889 in Nice. It was named after Clorinda, the heroine of Torquato Tasso's poem Jerusalem Delivered.
 Orbital diagram | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Auguste Charlois |
| Discovery date | 28 January 1889 |
| Designations | |
| (282) Clorinde | |
| Pronunciation | /klɒˈrɪnd(ə)/ |
Named after | Clorinda |
| A889 BA, 1955 RQ | |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 117.48 yr (42911 d) |
| Aphelion | 2.52817 AU (378.209 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.15070 AU (321.740 Gm) |
| 2.33944 AU (349.975 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.080677 |
| 3.58 yr (1307.0 d) | |
| 277.334° | |
| 0° 16m 31.606s / day | |
| Inclination | 9.03297° |
| 144.972° | |
| 295.960° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 39.03±1.0 km |
| 6.42 h (0.268 d) | |
| 0.0502±0.003 | |
| Temperature | unknown |
| 10.91 | |
Photometric measurements during 2020–2021 was used to produce a light curve, which shows a rotation period of 49.353±0.004 h with a brightness variation of 0.26 in magnitude. This differs substantially from previous studies.[3]
References
edit- ^ "282 Clorinde". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ "282 Clorinde & UCAC4−520−028079" (PDF). Sendai Uchukan. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ Bonamico, Roberto; van Belle, Gerard (July 2021), "Determining the Rotational Period of Main-Belt Asteroid 282 Clorinde", Bulletin of the Minor Planets Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers, vol. 48, no. 3, p. 210, Bibcode:2021MPBu...48..210B.
External links
edit- 282 Clorinde at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 282 Clorinde at the JPL Small-Body Database
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