760 Massinga

760 Massinga
Discovery [1]
Discovered byF. Kaiser
Discovery siteHeidelberg Obs.
Discovery date28 August 1913
Designations
(760) Massinga
Named after
Adam Massinger (1888–1914)
(German astronomer)[2]
A913 QD · 1941 SL2
1913 SL
Orbital characteristics [3]
Epoch 31 May 2020 (JD 2459000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc106.27 yr (38,816 d)
Aphelion3.8806 AU
Perihelion2.4122 AU
3.1464 AU
Eccentricity0.2333
5.58 yr (2,039 d)
176.77°
0° 10m 35.76s / day
Inclination12.539°
331.55°
200.56°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions80.2 km × 56.2 km[5]
  • 69.103±7.046 km[7]
  • 70.03±1.25 km[8]
  • 71.29±1.9 km[9]
Mass(1.33±1.32)×1018 kg[10]
10.72±0.03 h[11]
  • 0.2276±0.012[9]
  • 0.237±0.011[8]
  • 0.360±0.322[7]

760 Massinga (prov. designation: A913 QD or 1913 SL) is a large background asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 70 kilometers (43 miles) in diameter. It was discovered by German astronomer Franz Kaiser at the Heidelberg Observatory on 28 August 1913.[1] The stony S-type asteroid has a rotation period of 10.7 hours and is somewhat elongated in shape. It was named in memory of Adam Massinger (1888–1914), a German astronomer at Heidelberg who was killed in World War I.[2]

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