275 Sapientia

275 Sapientia
Orbital diagram
Discovery
Discovered byJohann Palisa
Discovery date15 April 1888
Designations
(275) Sapientia
Pronunciation/spiˈɛnʃə/
Named after
Sapientia
A888 GB, 1906 AB
1962 GE, 1962 HA
Main belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc124.23 yr (45374 d)
Aphelion3.22294 AU (482.145 Gm)
Perihelion2.31754 AU (346.699 Gm)
2.77024 AU (414.422 Gm)
Eccentricity0.16342
4.61 yr (1684.1 d)
300.952°
0° 12m 49.54s / day
Inclination4.76416°
134.097°
40.0578°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions103 km[1]
95.48 ± 1.11 km[2]
Mass(1.538 ± 0.727/0.322)×1018 kg[2]
Mean density
3.374 ± 1.595/0.706 g/cm3[2]
14.933 h (0.6222 d)[1]
0.049 ± 0.009[1]
C
9.06[1]

275 Sapientia is a very large Main belt asteroid that was discovered by Johann Palisa on 15 April 1888 in Vienna. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of carbonaceous material. It is named for the Roman personification of wisdom, Sapientia.[3]

Observations performed at the Palmer Divide Observatory in Colorado Springs, Colorado, during 2007 produced a light curve with an estimated period of 14.766±0.006 hours with a brightness range of 0.11±0.02 in magnitude.[4] A 2014 study found a period of 14.931±0.001 hours with a variation of 0.12±0.01 in magnitude. The light curve was found to be irregular, suggesting the asteroid has an irregular shape.[5] On September 30, 2015, the asteroid was observed occulting the 7th magnitude star HIP 14977 from multiple sites in Europe. The resulting chords showed a nearly circular prolate spheroid profile.[6]

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  3. ^ Schmadel, Lutz D. (11 November 2013). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9783662066157 – via Google Books.
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