619 Triberga

619 Triberga
Discovery [1]
Discovered byAugust Kopff
Discovery siteHeidelberg Obs.
Discovery date22 October 1906
Designations
(619) Triberga
Named after
Triberg im Schwarzwald
1906 WC
Main belt [2]
Orbital characteristics [2][3]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc109.47 yr (39985 d)
Aphelion2.7084 AU (405.17 Gm)
Perihelion2.3342 AU (349.19 Gm)
2.5213 AU (377.18 Gm)
Eccentricity0.074209
4.00 yr (1462.3 d)
188.954°
0° 14m 46.284s / day
Inclination13.799°
187.484°
178.250°
Physical characteristics
43 km
  • 26.311 h[2]
  • 29.37±0.06 h[4]
  • 29.412±0.003 h [5]
S [6]
9.95 [7]

619 Triberga is a main belt asteroid discovered on 22 October 1906 by August Kopff at Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory.[1] Since it has an orbit that repeats itself almost exactly every four years with respect to the position of the Sun and Earth, it has been suggested as a way to calculate the mass of the Moon.[8] Triberga was named for the German town of Triberg.[9]

Since it has an absolute magnitude of 9.9, it is roughly 43 km in diameter. It has an opposition apparent magnitude of 13.5.

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  8. ^ Brouwer, Dirk & Ashbrook, Joseph (1951). "The minor planet 619 Triberga and the mass of the moon". The Astronomical Journal. 56 (3): 57–58. Bibcode:1951AJ.....56...57B. doi:10.1086/106513.
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