Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Raymond Smith Dugan |
Discovery site | Heidelberg |
Discovery date | 7 May 1904 |
Designations | |
(535) Montague | |
Pronunciation | /ˈmɒntəɡjuː/ MON-tə-ghew[1] |
1904 OC | |
Orbital characteristics[2] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 111.95 yr (40889 d) |
Aphelion | 2.6316 AU (393.68 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.5073 AU (375.09 Gm) |
2.5694 AU (384.38 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.024181 |
4.12 yr (1504.4 d) | |
165.239° | |
0° 14m 21.48s / day | |
Inclination | 6.7774° |
84.813° | |
64.514° | |
Physical characteristics | |
37.245±2.3 km | |
10.248 h[3] 10.2482 h (0.42701 d)[2] | |
0.0514±0.007 | |
9.4 | |
535 Montague is a minor planet orbiting the Sun that was discovered by Raymond Smith Dugan on 7 May 1904 in Heidelberg, Germany. It was named after the town Montague in Massachusetts.
Photometric observations of this asteroid give a light curve with a period of 10.248 hours.[3]