815 Coppelia

815 Coppelia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun that was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf on 2 February 1916 from Heidelberg named after Coppélia, a comic ballet.

815 Coppelia
Discovery
Discovered byMax Wolf
Discovery siteHeidelberg Observatory
Discovery date2 February 1916
Designations
MPC designation
(815) Coppelia
Alternative designations
1916 YU
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc100.20 yr (36597 d)
Aphelion2.8615 AU (428.07 Gm)
Perihelion2.4570 AU (367.56 Gm)
Semi-major axis
2.6593 AU (397.83 Gm)
Eccentricity0.076056
Orbital period (sidereal)
4.34 yr (1583.9 d)
Mean anomaly
74.8031°
Mean motion
0° 13m 38.208s / day
Inclination13.864°
Longitude of ascending node
57.066°
59.329°
Earth MOID1.50119 AU (224.575 Gm)
Jupiter MOID2.32242 AU (347.429 Gm)
TJupiter3.341
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
10.55 km
Synodic rotation period
4.421 h (0.1842 d)
0.2089±0.053
10.7

    Photometric observations of this asteroid at the Rozhen Observatory in Bulgaria during 2010 gave a light curve with a period of 4.4565 hours and a brightness variation of 0.24 in magnitude. This is consistent with a period of 4.421 hours and an amplitude of 0.27 obtained during a 2006 study.

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