2483 Guinevere

2483 Guinevere
Shape model of Guinevere from its lightcurve
Discovery [1]
Discovered byM. F. Wolf
Discovery siteHeidelberg Obs.
Discovery date17 August 1928
Designations
(2483) Guinevere
Pronunciation/ˈɡwɪnɪvɪər/
Named after
Guinevere
(Arthurian legend)[2]
1928 QB · 1929 VR
1955 FZ1 · 1961 VM
1961 XR · 1971 BM
1971 FN · 1977 XL
A921 WF
main-belt · (outer) [1]
Hilda [3][4][5]
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc88.51 yr (32,327 days)
Aphelion5.0733 AU
Perihelion2.8687 AU
3.9710 AU
Eccentricity0.2776
7.91 yr (2,890 days)
4.7663°
0° 7m 28.56s / day
Inclination4.5000°
252.04°
183.36°
Jupiter MOID0.2309 AU
Physical characteristics
35.687±0.180 km[6]
42.42±2.89 km[7]
44.14 km (derived)[5]
44.17±3.9 km[8]
14.730±0.002 h[9][a]
14.73081±0.00001 h[10]
14.733 h[11]
0.0396 (derived)[5]
0.0433±0.009[8]
0.048±0.007[7]
0.067±0.011[6]
C [5]
10.8[7][8] · 10.9[1][5]

2483 Guinevere /ˈɡwɪnɪvɪər/ is a dark and elongated Hilda asteroid from the outermost regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 43 kilometers (27 miles) in diameter. The asteroid was discovered on 17 August 1928, by German astronomer Max Wolf at Heidelberg Observatory in southwest Germany and given the provisional designation 1928 QB.[3] In the 1980s, it was named after King Arthur's wife Guinevere.[2]

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