Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Max Wolf |
Discovery site | Heidelberg Observatory |
Discovery date | 21 November 1914 |
Designations | |
(798) Ruth | |
Pronunciation | /ˈruːθ/[1] |
1914 VT | |
Orbital characteristics[2] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 135.93 yr (49647 d) |
Aphelion | 3.1230 AU (467.19 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.9062 AU (434.76 Gm) |
3.0146 AU (450.98 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.035951 |
5.23 yr (1,911.7 d) | |
327.100° | |
0° 11m 17.88s / day | |
Inclination | 9.2386° |
214.268° | |
41.817° | |
Physical characteristics | |
21.595±1.45 km | |
8.550 h (0.3563 d) | |
0.1587±0.024 | |
M[3] | |
9.5 | |
798 Ruth is a minor planet orbiting the Sun that was discovered by the German astronomer Max Wolf on 21 November 1914. It may have been named after the biblical character Ruth.[4] This main belt asteroid has an orbital period of 5.23 years and is orbiting at a distance of 3.0 AU from the Sun with an eccentricity (ovalness) of 0.036. The orbital plane is tilted by 9.2° from the plane of the ecliptic.[2]
This is a member of the dynamic Eos family of asteroids that most likely formed as the result of a collisional breakup of a parent body.[5] It is an M-type (metallic) asteroid that displays a significant component of the mineral olivine in its spectrum.[3] 798 Ruth spans 43.19±2.9 km and rotates on its axis once every 8.55 h.[2]
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