461 Saskia

461 Saskia
Discovery [1]
Discovered byM. F. Wolf
Discovery siteHeidelberg Obs.
Discovery date22 October 1900
Designations
(461) Saskia
PronunciationGerman: [ˈzaski.aː][2]
Named after
Saskia van Uylenburgh [3]
(wife of Rembrandt)
1900 FP · 1935 CT
A917 XE · A924 DB
main-belt [1][4] · (outer)
Themis [5][6]
Orbital characteristics [4]
Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc117.58 yr (42,946 d)
Aphelion3.5621 AU
Perihelion2.6834 AU
3.1227 AU
Eccentricity0.1407
5.52 yr (2,016 d)
71.934°
0° 10m 42.96s / day
Inclination1.4634°
157.03°
305.17°
Physical characteristics
39.81±13.20 km[7]
43.10±1.05 km[8]
43.603±0.256 km[9][10]
44.1±4.4 km[11]
7.348 h[12][13]
0.06[7][11]
0.069[8]
0.112[9]
Tholen = FCX [4][14]
X (S3OS2)[5][15]
B–V = 0.610±028[4]
U–B = 0.310±014[4]
10.48[1][4][8][9][11][16]
10.63[7]

461 Saskia, provisional designation 1900 FP, is a Themistian asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 44 kilometers (27 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 22 October 1900, by German astronomer Max Wolf at the Heidelberg Observatory in southwest Germany.[1] The X-type asteroid has a rotation period of 7.3 hours.[14] It was named after Rembrandt's wife, Saskia van Uylenburgh.[3]

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