(714) Ulula

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Asteroid
(714) Ulula
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.

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