| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Max Wolf |
| Discovery date | 13 October 1895 |
| Designations | |
| (408) Fama | |
| Pronunciation | /ˈfeɪmə/[1] |
| 1895 CD | |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 109.59 yr (40029 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.6216 AU (541.78 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.71757 AU (406.543 Gm) |
| 3.1696 AU (474.17 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.14261 |
| 5.64 yr (2061.1 d) | |
| 148.91° | |
| 0° 10m 28.776s / day | |
| Inclination | 9.0794° |
| 297.250° | |
| 108.505° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 40.81±2.1 km |
| 202.1 h (8.42 d)[2] 12.19 h[3] | |
| 0.1681±0.019 | |
| 9.3 | |
Fama (minor planet designation: 408 Fama) is a typical main belt asteroid in orbit around the Sun. It was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf on 13 October 1895 in Heidelberg.
Photometric observations at the Oakley Observatory in Terre Haute, Indiana, during 2007 were used to build a light curve for this asteroid. The asteroid displayed a rotation period of 12.19 ± 0.02 hours and a brightness variation of 0.15 ± 0.03 in magnitude.[3]
References
- ^ Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
- ^ a b "408 Fama (1895 CD)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ^ a b Shipley, Heath; et al. (September 2008), "Asteroid Lightcurve Analysis at the Palmer Divide Observatory: September 2007" (PDF), The Minor Planet Bulletin, vol. 35, no. 3, pp. 99–101, Bibcode:2008MPBu...35...99S, archived from the original (PDF) on 2 June 2013, retrieved 23 March 2013.
External links
- 408 Fama at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 408 Fama at the JPL Small-Body Database
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