183 Istria

183 Istria
Lightcurve-based 3D-model of Istria
Discovery[1]
Discovered byJ. Palisa
Discovery siteAustrian Naval Obs.
Discovery date8 February 1878
Designations
(183) Istria
Pronunciation/ˈɪstriə/[2]
Named after
Istrian Peninsula[3]
(in the Adriatic Sea)
A878 CD; 1948 CG
main-belt[1][4] · (middle)
background[5][6]
Orbital characteristics[4]
Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc112.08 yr (40,937 d)
Aphelion3.7699 AU
Perihelion1.8117 AU
2.7908 AU
Eccentricity0.3508
4.66 yr (1,703 d)
61.603°
0° 12m 41.04s / day
Inclination26.391°
141.95°
264.12°
Physical characteristics
30.779±0.278 km[7]
32.927±0.168 km[8]
34.55±0.84 km[9]
35.43±2.8 km[10]
11.6±0.5 h[11]
11.77 h[12]
0.1890±0.034[10]
0.201±0.012[9]
0.227±0.038[8]
0.2582±0.0384[7]
Tholen = S[4]
SMASS = S[4][13]
S[14][15]
B–V = 0.842[4]
U–B = 0.359[4]
9.56±0.45[15]
9.66[12]
9.68[4][13][7][9][10]

183 Istria is a stony background asteroid from the central regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 33 kilometers (21 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 8 February 1878, by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa at the Austrian Naval Observatory in Pola, in what is now Croatia.[1] The S-type asteroid has a rotation period of 11.77 hours.[13] It was named for the Istrian Peninsula.[3]

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