436 Patricia
Patricia (minor planet designation: 436 Patricia) is a large Main belt asteroid.
A three-dimensional model of 436 Patricia based on its light curve | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | M. F. Wolf A. Schwassmann |
| Discovery date | 13 September 1898 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | (436) Patricia |
Alternative designations | 1898 DT |
Minor planet category | Main belt |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 117.57 yr (42944 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.41751 AU (511.252 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.98579 AU (446.668 Gm) |
Semi-major axis | 3.20165 AU (478.960 Gm) |
| Eccentricity | 0.067422 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 5.73 yr (2092.5 d) |
Mean anomaly | 181.995° |
Mean motion | 0° 10m 19.362s / day |
| Inclination | 18.5096° |
Longitude of ascending node | 351.343° |
| 41.1947° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 59.53±4.2 km |
Synodic rotation period | 16.133 h (0.6722 d) |
| 0.0599±0.009 | |
| 10.0 | |
It was discovered by Max Wolf and A. Schwassmann on 13 September 1898 in Heidelberg.
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