478 Tergeste

478 Tergeste
Discovery[1]
Discovered byL. Carnera
Discovery siteHeidelberg Obs.
Discovery date21 September 1901
Designations
(478) Tergeste
Pronunciation/tərˈdʒɛstiː/[2]
Named after
Trieste (Italian city)[3]
1901 GU · 1948 RU1
main-belt · (outer)[4]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 16 February 2017 (JD 2457800.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc115.13 yr (42,051 days)
Aphelion3.2697 AU
Perihelion2.7659 AU
3.0178 AU
Eccentricity0.0835
5.24 yr (1,915 days)
274.22°
0° 11m 16.8s / day
Inclination13.182°
233.90°
239.54°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions77.252±1.447 km[5]
77.71 km (taken)[4]
77.714 km[6]
79.46±1.5 km (IRAS:21)[7]
80.738±1.032[8]
85.59±1.03 km[9]
15±5 h[10]
16.104±0.001 h[11]
16.105±0.001 h[12]
0.155±0.005[9]
0.174±0.045[8]
0.1798±0.007 (IRAS:21)[7]
0.1902±0.0282[5]
0.1914[6]
B–V = 0.850[1]
U–B = 0.445[1]
S (Tholen)[1]
L (SMASS)[1] · L[4]
7.96±0.05[4][6][10] · 7.97±0.23[13] · 7.98[1][5][7][9]

478 Tergeste is a rare-type stony asteroid[clarification needed] from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 78 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 21 September 1901, by Italian astronomer Luigi Carnera at Heidelberg Observatory in southern Germany.[14] It was named after the Italian city of Trieste.[3]

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