519 Sylvania is a minor planet orbiting the Sun in the main belt. It was discovered on 20 October 1903 by American astronomer R. S. Dugan at the Heidelberg observatory. The name is Latin for forest lands.[3] 519 Sylvania is orbiting the Sun at a distance of 2.79 AU with an eccentricity (ovalness) of 0.186 and a period of 4.66 yr. The orbital plane is inclined at an angle of 11.0° to the ecliptic. This S-type (stony) asteroid has an estimated diameter of 48 km and is revolving with a period of 17.962 h.[2]
A three-dimensional model of 519 Sylvania based on its light curve | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Raymond Smith Dugan |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | 20 October 1903 |
| Designations | |
| (519) Sylvania | |
| Pronunciation | /sɪlˈveɪniə/[1] |
| 1903 MP | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 112.35 yr (41035 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.3071 AU (494.74 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.2703 AU (339.63 Gm) |
| 2.7887 AU (417.18 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.18590 |
| 4.66 yr (1,700.9 d) | |
| 103.905° | |
| 0° 12m 41.94s / day | |
| Inclination | 11.021° |
| 44.746° | |
| 302.430° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 24.125±1.15 km | |
| 17.962 h (0.7484 d) | |
| 0.1676±0.017 | |
| S | |
| 9.14 | |
References
edit- ^ "Sylvania". Dictionary.com Unabridged (Online). n.d.
- ^ a b "519 Sylvania (1903 MP)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ^ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2013). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 9783662066157.
External links
edit- 519 Sylvania at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 519 Sylvania at the JPL Small-Body Database
This article about an asteroid native to the asteroid belt is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |