| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Auguste Charlois |
| Discovery date | 17 March 1893 |
| Designations | |
| (363) Padua | |
| Pronunciation | /ˈpædjuə/[1] |
Named after | Padua |
| 1893 S | |
| Main belt (Lydia) | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 121.80 yr (44489 d) |
| Aphelion | 2.94211 AU (440.133 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.55710 AU (382.537 Gm) |
| 2.74960 AU (411.334 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.070012 |
| 4.56 yr (1665.3 d) | |
| 193.817° | |
| 0° 12m 58.219s / day | |
| Inclination | 5.94381° |
| 64.7678° | |
| 295.490° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 97 km |
| 8.401 h (0.3500 d) | |
| 9.01,[2] 8.88[3] | |
Padua (minor planet designation: 363 Padua) is a main belt asteroid that was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 17 March 1893 in Nice. It was named after the city of Padua, near Venice, Italy.[4]
Richard P. Binzel and Schelte Bus further added to the knowledge about this asteroid in a lightwave survey published in 2003. This project was known as Small Main-belt Asteroid Spectroscopic Survey, Phase II or SMASSII, which built on a previous survey of the main-belt asteroids. The visible-wavelength (0.435-0.925 micrometre) spectra data was gathered between August 1993 and March 1999.[5]
Lightcurve data has also been recorded by observers at the Antelope Hill Observatory, which has been designated as an official observatory by the Minor Planet Center.[6]
References
- ^ "Padua". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 22 March 2020.
"Padua". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. - ^ a b Yeomans, Donald K., "363 Padua", JPL Small-Body Database Browser, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ Warner, Brian D. (December 2007), "Initial Results of a Dedicated H-G Project", The Minor Planet Bulletin, vol. 34, pp. 113–119, Bibcode:2007MPBu...34..113W.
- ^ Schmadel Lutz D. Dictionary of Minor Planet Names (fifth edition), Springer, 2003. ISBN 3-540-00238-3.
- ^ Bus, S., Binzel, R. P. Small Main-belt Asteroid Spectroscopic Survey, Phase II. EAR-A-I0028-4-SBN0001/SMASSII-V1.0. NASA Planetary Data System, 2003.
- ^ "Lightcurve Results". Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2008.
External links
- Lightcurve plot of (363) Padua, Antelope Hills Observatory
- 363 Padua at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 363 Padua at the JPL Small-Body Database
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