607 Jenny

607 Jenny is a minor planet, specifically an asteroid orbiting in the asteroid belt that was discovered by German astronomer August Kopff on September 18, 1906.

607 Jenny
Discovery
Discovered byAugust Kopff
Discovery siteHeidelberg
Discovery date18 September 1906
Designations
(607) Jenny
1906 VC
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc109.51 yr (40000 d)
Aphelion3.0629 AU (458.20 Gm)
Perihelion2.6435 AU (395.46 Gm)
2.8532 AU (426.83 Gm)
Eccentricity0.073505
4.82 yr (1760.3 d)
76.6844°
0° 12m 16.236s / day
Inclination10.109°
285.271°
290.172°
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
31.39±1.05 km
8.521 h (0.3550 d)
0.0711±0.005
10.0

    Like 608 Adolfine it was named after Jenny Adolfine Kessler, a friend of the astronomer.[2]

    Photometric observations of this asteroid at Palmer Divide Observatory in Colorado Springs, Colorado during 2007 gave a light curve with a period of 8.524 ± 0.005 hours and a brightness variation of 0.21 ± 0.03 in magnitude. Results reported in 2003 giving a period of 7.344 hours were deemed the result of a data ambiguity.[3]

    References

    1. Yeomans, Donald K., "164 Eva", JPL Small-Body Database Browser, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, archived from the original on 4 March 2019, retrieved 5 May 2016.
    2. Dictionary of Minor Planet Names
    3. Warner, Brian D. (June 2008), "Asteroid Lightcurve Analysis at the Palmer Divide Observatory - June - October 2007", The Minor Planet Bulletin, vol. 35, no. 2, pp. 56–60, Bibcode:2008MPBu...35...56W.


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