178 Belisana

178 Belisana
Lightcurve-based 3D-model of Belisana
Discovery[1]
Discovered byJ. Palisa
Discovery siteAustrian Naval Obs.
Discovery date6 November 1877
Designations
(178) Belisana
Pronunciation/bɛˈlɪsənə/
Named after
Bēlēsama[2]
(Celtic mythology)
A877 VB; 1899 LE;
1904 UA; 1935 UA1
main-belt[1][3] · (inner)
background[4][5]
Orbital characteristics[3]
Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc132.36 yr (48,345 d)
Aphelion2.5667 AU
Perihelion2.3536 AU
2.4601 AU
Eccentricity0.0433
3.86 yr (1,409 d)
272.93°
0° 15m 19.44s / day
Inclination1.8950°
51.109°
212.67°
Physical characteristics
35.50 km (derived)[6]
35.81±0.9 km[7]
38.26±1.12 km[8]
42.09±11.05 km[9]
12.31±0.07 h[10]
12.32±0.05 h[10]
12.321±0.003 h[11]
12.323±0.002 h[12]
24.6510±0.0003 h[13]
0.2026 (derived)[6]
0.214±0.016[8]
0.22±0.09[9]
0.2438±0.013[7]
Tholen = S[3]
SMASS = S[3] · S[6]
B–V = 0.904[3]
U–B = 0.486[3]
9.38[7][8]
9.4[3]
9.52[9]
9.6[6][11][14]
9.66±0.79[15]

178 Belisana is a stony background asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 38 kilometers (24 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 6 November 1877, by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa at the Austrian Naval Observatory in today's Croatia.[1] The S-type asteroid has a rotation period of 12.32 hours and a rather spherical shape.[6] It was named after the Celtic goddess Belisama (Belisana).[2]

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