229 Adelinda is a large, dark outer main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa on August 22, 1882, in Vienna, and was named after Adelinda, the wife of fellow Austrian astronomer Edmund Weiss.
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Johann Palisa |
| Discovery date | 22 August 1882 |
| Designations | |
| (229) Adelinda | |
| Pronunciation | /ædəˈlɪndə/ |
| A882 QB, 1908 UG 1946 UK, 1981 GU1 | |
| Main belt (Cybele) | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 131.10 yr (47884 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.89751 AU (583.059 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.94561 AU (440.657 Gm) |
| 3.42156 AU (511.858 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.13910 |
| 6.33 yr (2311.7 d) | |
Average orbital speed | 16.12 km/s |
| 78.0401° | |
| 0° 9m 20.621s / day | |
| Inclination | 2.07871° |
| 28.0490° | |
| 311.263° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 93.20±4.3 km |
| 6.60 h (0.275 d) | |
| 0.0453±0.004 | |
| C | |
| 9.13 | |
This object is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of primitive carbonaceous material. 229 Adelinda is part of the Cybele asteroid group[2] and probably in 4:7 orbital resonance with planet Jupiter.
- ^ “229 Adelinda”. JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ^ Lagerkvist, Claes-Ingvar; et al. (January 2001), “A Study of Cybele Asteroids. I. Spin Properties of Ten Asteroids”, Icarus, 149 (1): 190–197, Bibcode:2001Icar..149..190L, doi:10.1006/icar.2000.6507.
- The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database
- Minor Planet Discovery Circumstances
- Asteroid Lightcurve Data File
- 229 Adelinda at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 229 Adelinda at the JPL Small-Body Database
_mathilde.jpg){kind=small} | This article about a C-type asteroid native to the asteroid belt is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |