761 Brendelia
761 Brendelia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun that was discovered by German astronomer Franz Kaiser on September 8, 1913, and named after Otto Rudolf Martin Brendel. It is orbiting at a distance of 2.8619 AU from the Sun with a period of 4.842 yr and an orbital eccentricity of 0.065297. The orbital plane is inclined at an angle of 2.16° to the plane of the ecliptic.
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Franz Kaiser |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | 8 September 1913 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | (761) Brendelia |
Alternative designations | 1913 SO |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 97.40 yr (35574 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.0488 AU (456.09 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.6751 AU (400.19 Gm) |
Semi-major axis | 2.8619 AU (428.13 Gm) |
| Eccentricity | 0.065297 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 4.842 yr (1,768.4 d) |
Mean anomaly | 114.79° |
Mean motion | 0° 12m 12.852s / day |
| Inclination | 2.1605° |
Longitude of ascending node | 23.830° |
| 298.232° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.66272 AU (248.739 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 2.15087 AU (321.766 Gm) |
| TJupiter | 3.297 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 20.763±0.300 km |
Synodic rotation period | 57.96 h (2.415 d) |
| SC | |
| 10.83 | |
This is a member of the dynamic Koronis family of asteroids that most likely formed as the result of a collisional breakup of a parent body. It is an SC-type asteroid that is spinning with a period of 58.00±0.02 h.
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