701 Oriola (original) (raw)

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701 Oriola

Discovery
Discovered by J. Helffrich
Discovery site Heidelberg Observatory
Discovery date 12 July 1910
Designations
MPC designation (701) Oriola
Pronunciation
Named after oriole
Alternative designations A910 ND; 1946 KB; 1950 BN1; 1958 TC1; A899 LD; A906 TB
Minor planet category Main belt
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 31 May 2020 (JD 2459000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0[1]
Observation arc 113.68 yr (41522 d)[1]
Aphelion 3.1248 AU (467.46 Gm)
Perihelion 2.9117 AU (435.58 Gm)
Semi-major axis 3.0183 AU (451.53 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.035303
Orbital period (sidereal) 5.24 yr (1915.3 d)
Mean anomaly 75.376°
Mean motion 0° 11m 16.656s / day
Inclination 7.134°
Longitude of ascending node 243.703°
Argument of perihelion 328.166°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 42.9 km[1]
Synodic rotation period 9.090 h (0.3788 d)[1]
Geometric albedo 0.191±0.020[1]
Spectral type C [1]
Absolute magnitude (H) 9.2[1]

701 Oriola is a main belt asteroid. This C-type asteroid shows possible broad absorption which may be explained by either magnesium-rich amorphous pyroxene or crystalline silicate. This likely accounts for the relatively high albedo as an outer-belt asteroid.[2]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "701 Oriola (A910 ND)". JPL Small-Body Database (2020-06-16 last obs). NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  2. ^ Kasuga, Toshihiro; et al. (February 2015), "Near-Infrared Spectra of High-Albedo Outer Main-Belt Asteroids", The Astronomical Journal, 149 (2): 8, Bibcode:2015AJ....149...37K, doi:10.1088/0004-6256/149/2/37, 37.