263 Dresda is a typical Main belt asteroid. It belongs to the Koronis family of asteroids.
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Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Johann Palisa |
Discovery date | 3 November 1886 |
Designations | |
(263) Dresda | |
Pronunciation | /ˈdrɛzdə/ |
Named after | Dresden |
A886 VB, 1905 OC 1915 RL, 1917 BA 1950 XV, 1977 PC | |
Main belt (Koronis) | |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 118.15 yr (43153 d) |
Aphelion | 3.10916 AU (465.124 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.66885 AU (399.254 Gm) |
2.88900 AU (432.188 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.076205 |
4.91 yr (1793.6 d) | |
Average orbital speed | 17.53 km/s |
178.711° | |
0° 12m 2.578s / day | |
Inclination | 1.31813° |
216.168° | |
162.281° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 23.24±1.9 km |
16.809 h (0.7004 d) | |
0.2263±0.043 | |
10.2 | |
It has a lightly coloured surface and likely is not composed of carbonaceous materials, but is similar in composition as another Koronis family member, 243 Ida.
It was discovered by Johann Palisa on 3 November 1886 in Vienna.
The asteroid's name derives from the German city of Dresden.
References
edit- ^ "263 Dresda". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
External links
edit- 263 Dresda at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 263 Dresda at the JPL Small-Body Database
- The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database
- Minor Planet Discovery Circumstances
- Asteroid Lightcurve Data File