512 Taurinensis
Taurinensis (minor planet designation: 512 Taurinensis), provisional designation 1903 LV, is a stony asteroid and large Mars-crosser on an eccentric orbit from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 20 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 23 June 1903, by astronomer Max Wolf at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory in southwest Germany. The asteroid was named after the Italian city of Turin. It is the 4th-largest Mars-crossing asteroid.
Lightcurve-based 3D-model of Taurinensis | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | M. F. Wolf |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
| Discovery date | 23 June 1903 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | (512) Taurinensis |
| Pronunciation | /tɔːrɪˈnɛnsɪs/ |
Named after | Turin (Italian city) |
Alternative designations | 1903 LV · A909 GE |
Minor planet category | Mars-crosser |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 108.23 yr (39,532 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.7466 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.6323 AU |
Semi-major axis | 2.1895 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.2545 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 3.24 yr (1,183 days) |
Mean anomaly | 30.908° |
Mean motion | 0° 18m 15.12s / day |
| Inclination | 8.7463° |
Longitude of ascending node | 107.04° |
| 249.36° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.6518 AU · 253.9 LD |
| Mars MOID | 0.2980 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 18.70±1.87 km 20.87±0.36 km 23.09±1.4 km |
Synodic rotation period | 5.5804±0.0006 h 5.582 h 5.583±0.001 h 5.585±0.001 h 5.59 h |
| 0.1772±0.024 0.225±0.010 0.270±0.054 | |
| Tholen = S SMASS = S B–V = 0.917 U–B = 0.525 | |
| 10.68 · 10.72 · 10.72±0.04 · 10.72±0.40 | |
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