620 Drakonia

620 Drakonia is a minor planet, specifically an asteroid orbiting in the asteroid belt. It was discovered October 26, 1906, in Taunton, Massachusetts, by American astronomer Joel Hastings Metcalf and given the preliminary designation 1906 WE. It may have been named for Drake University.[3]

620 Drakonia
Discovery
Discovered byJoel Hastings Metcalf
Discovery siteTaunton, Massachusetts
Discovery date26 October 1906
Designations
(620) Drakonia
1906 WE
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc85.05 yr (31065 d)
Aphelion2.7650 AU (413.64 Gm)
Perihelion2.1063 AU (315.10 Gm)
2.4356 AU (364.36 Gm)
Eccentricity0.13523
3.80 yr (1388.4 d)
8.1809°
0° 15m 33.444s / day
Inclination7.7394°
0.017298°
336.486°
Physical characteristics
5.49 h[2]
5.487 h (0.2286 d)[1]
11.28

    Photometric observations at the Palmer Divide Observatory in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in 2001 were used to build a light curve for this object. The asteroid displayed a rotation period of 5.49 ± 0.01 hours and a brightness variation of 0.56 ± 0.02 in magnitude.[2]

    References

    1. "620 Drakonia (1906 WE)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
    2. Warner, Brian D. (January 2011), "Upon Further Review: IV. An Examination of Previous Lightcurve Analysis from the Palmer Divide Observatory", The Minor Planet Bulletin, vol. 38, no. 1, pp. 52–54, Bibcode:2011MPBu...38...52W.
    3. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2012), Dictionary of Minor Planet Names (6th ed.), Springer, p. 61, ISBN 3642297188.


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