397 Vienna

Vienna (minor planet designation: 397 Vienna) is a typical Main belt asteroid. It was discovered by French astronomer Auguste Charlois on 19 December 1894 in Nice, and was most likely named after the city of Vienna, Austria.[3] This object is orbiting the Sun at a distance of 2.64 AU with an orbital eccentricity (ovalness) of 0.246 and a period of 4.28 yr. The orbital plane is inclined at an angle of 12.85° to the ecliptic.[2]

397 Vienna
Orbital diagram
Discovery
Discovered byAuguste Charlois
Discovery date19 December 1894
Designations
(397) Vienna
Pronunciation/viˈɛnə/[1]
Named after
Vienna
1894 BM
Main belt
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc117.45 yr (42,900 d)
Aphelion3.28657 AU (491.664 Gm)
Perihelion1.98686 AU (297.230 Gm)
2.63671 AU (394.446 Gm)
Eccentricity0.24646
4.28 yr (1,563.8 d)
202.358°
0° 13m 48.731s / day
Inclination12.8534°
227.935°
139.975°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions49.032±1.055 km
15.48 h (0.645 d)
0.1776±0.015
9.31

    Photometric observations from multiple sites during 2017 were combined to produce an irregular light curve showing a rotation period of 15.461±0.001 h with a luminosity amplitude of 0.16±0.02 in magnitude. This result is consistent with previous measurements.[4] The Tholen spectral type of this object is S and the SMASSII spectral type is K. Although the 'S' class suggests a stony composition, the latter class is consistent with carbonaceous chondrite meteorites.[5] Infrared observations from NEOWISE indicate a diameter of 49 km.[2]

    References

    1. "Vienna". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 14 September 2020.
    2. Yeomans, Donald K. (2 May 2007). "397 Vienna (1894 BM)". JPL Small-Body Database Browser. Retrieved 2 May 2007.
    3. Schmadel, Lutz (2003). Dictionary of minor planet names. Vol. 1. Springer. p. 48. ISBN 9783540002383.
    4. Pilcher, Frederick; et al. (October 2017). "Rotation Period Determination for 397 Vienna". Bulletin of the Minor Planets Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers. 44 (4): 316. Bibcode:2017MPBu...44..316P.
    5. Clark, Beth Ellen; et al. (July 2009). "Spectroscopy of K-complex asteroids: Parent bodies of carbonaceous meteorites?". Icarus. 202 (1): 119–133. Bibcode:2009Icar..202..119C. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2009.02.027.


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