315 Constantia
Main-belt asteroid
Constantia (minor planet designation: 315 Constantia) is a stony background asteroid from the inner region of the asteroid belt,[3] approximately 6.5 kilometers (4 miles) in diameter.[2] It was discovered by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa at the Vienna Observatory on 4 September 1891. The asteroid is a member of the Flora family. It is spinning with a rotation period of 5.345±0.003 h and shows a brightness variation of 0.57±0.2 in magnitude.[3]
References
- ^ "Constantia". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
- ^ a b "315 Constantia". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ a b Cikota, S.; et al. (February 2014), "A photometric search for active Main Belt asteroids", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 562: 8, arXiv:1401.5527, Bibcode:2014A&A...562A..94C, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201321679, A94.
External links
- 315 Constantia at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- Ephemeris · Observation prediction · Orbital info · Proper elements · Observational info
- 315 Constantia at the JPL Small-Body Database
- Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters
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