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626 Notburga

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626 Notburga
Modelled shape of Notburga from its lightcurve
Discovery
Discovered byAugust Kopff
Discovery siteHeidelberg
Discovery date11 February 1907
Designations
(626) Notburga
Pronunciation/nɒtˈbɜːrɡə/
Named after
Saint Notburga
1907 XO
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc109.14 yr (39863 d)
Aphelion3.1985 AU (478.49 Gm)
Perihelion1.9481 AU (291.43 Gm)
2.5733 AU (384.96 Gm)
Eccentricity0.24295
4.13 yr (1507.8 d)
277.12°
0° 14m 19.536s / day
Inclination25.371°
341.645°
43.678°
Physical characteristics
50.365±1 km[1]
48.42 ± 2.335 km[2]
Mass(3.24 ± 1.30) × 1018 kg[2]
Mean density
6.81 ± 2.90 g/cm3[2]
19.353 h (0.8064 d)
0.0437±0.002
9.00

626 Notburga is a large, dark asteroid orbiting the Sun in the asteroid belt.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 626 Notburga(1907 XO)" (18 January 2013 last obs). Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b c Carry, B. (December 2012), "Density of asteroids", Planetary and Space Science, vol. 73, pp. 98–118, arXiv:1203.4336, Bibcode:2012P&SS...73...98C, doi:10.1016/j.pss.2012.03.009. See Table 1.
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