1328 Devota
1328 Devota, provisional designation 1925 UA, is a dark background asteroid from the outermost regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 56 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 21 October 1925, by Russian–French astronomer Benjamin Jekhowsky at the Algiers Observatory in North Africa. The asteroid was named after Argentine astronomer Fortunato Devoto.
Modelled shape of Devota from its lightcurve | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | B. Jekhovsky |
| Discovery site | Algiers Obs. |
| Discovery date | 21 October 1925 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | (1328) Devota |
Named after | Fortunato Devoto (Argentine astronomer) |
Alternative designations | 1925 UA · 1938 UC 1951 TQ · 1951 TT 1964 UD |
Minor planet category | main-belt · (outer) background |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 92.02 yr (33,612 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.9778 AU |
| Perihelion | 3.0334 AU |
Semi-major axis | 3.5056 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.1347 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 6.56 yr (2,397 days) |
Mean anomaly | 13.874° |
Mean motion | 0° 9m 0.72s / day |
| Inclination | 5.7658° |
Longitude of ascending node | 222.69° |
| 174.63° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 53.697±0.481 km 55.288±0.434 km 56.06±0.91 km 57.11±5.1 km |
Synodic rotation period | 17.49±0.01 h |
| 0.0407±0.008 0.043±0.002 0.0434±0.0064 0.046±0.005 | |
| Tholen = X P · D B–V = 0.695 U–B = 0.210 | |
| 10.09±0.25 · 10.31 | |
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