(714) Ulula
Asteroid (714) Ulula |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Asteroid family | Maria family |
Major semi-axis | 2.535 AU |
eccentricity | 0.056 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.393 AU - 2.677 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 14.3 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 233.9 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 231.9 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | February 7, 2011 |
Sidereal period | 4 a 13 d |
Mean orbital velocity | 18.7 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | approx. 39 km |
Albedo | 0.27 |
Rotation period | (7,000 ± 0.005) h |
Absolute brightness | 9.1 mag |
Spectral class | S. |
history | |
Explorer | Joseph Helffrich |
Date of discovery | May 18, 1911 |
Another name | 1911 LW |
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(714) Ulula is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on May 18, 1911 by the German astronomer Joseph Helffrich in Heidelberg .
The name of the asteroid is supposedly derived from the Latin name of the order Ulula of the owls .
See also
literature
- Manfred Stadler: Periods of rotation, UBV photometry and light curves of the asteroids 181 Eucharis, 377 Campania and 714 Ulula . Diploma thesis at the University of Graz, 1989.