788 Hohensteina

788 Hohensteina
Discovery [1]
Discovered by	Franz Kaiser
Discovery site	Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory
Discovery date	28 April 1914
Designations
MPC designation	(788) Hohensteina
Pronunciation	/ˌhoʊənˈstaɪnə/
Named after	Hohenstein
Alternative designations	1914 UR
Minor planet category	Main belt [2]
Adjectives	Hohensteinian
Orbital characteristics [2][3]
	Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
	Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	101.75 yr (37166 d)
Aphelion	3.54161 AU (529.817 Gm)
Perihelion	2.71025 AU (405.448 Gm)
Semi-major axis	3.12593 AU (467.632 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.132977
Orbital period (sidereal)	5.53 yr (2018.7 d)
Mean anomaly	172.396°
Mean motion	0° 10m 42.002s / day
Inclination	14.3373°
Longitude of ascending node	177.840°
Argument of perihelion	48.4689°
Physical characteristics
Mean radius	51.84±1.7 km [2][4]
Synodic rotation period	37.176±0.004 h [5]; 29.94 h (1.248 d) [2];
Geometric albedo	0.0787±0.005 [4]
Spectral type	C [6]
Absolute magnitude (H)	8.3 [7]; 8.7 [2];

788 Hohensteina is a main-belt asteroid discovered on 4 April 1914 by Franz Kaiser at Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory.[1] Named for castle Hohenstein located in the Taunus mountains.[8]

References

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