809 Lundia

809 Lundia
Asteroid 809 Lundia (apparent magnitude 16.6) near a mag 15.6 star
Discovery
Discovered byMax Wolf
Discovery date11 August 1915
Designations
(809) Lundia
Pronunciation/ˈlʌndiə/
Named after
Lund Observatory
1915 XP; 1936 VC
Main belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc100.48 yr (36700 d)
Aphelion2.72316 AU (407.379 Gm)
Perihelion1.84193 AU (275.549 Gm)
2.28254 AU (341.463 Gm)
Eccentricity0.19304
3.45 yr (1259.6 d)
76.7867°
0° 17m 8.912s / day
Inclination7.14911°
154.580°
196.162°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions10.26 ± 0.07 km[2]
Mass(9.27 ± 3.09) × 1014 kg[2]
Mean density
1.64 ± 0.10 g/cm3[2]
15.4142 h (0.64226 d)
V
12.2

809 Lundia is a small, binary, V-type asteroid[3] orbiting within the Flora family in the main belt. It is named after Lund Observatory, Sweden.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference jpldata was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Carry2012 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ M. Florczak; D. Lazarro & R. Duffard (2002). "Discovering New V-Type Asteroids in the Vicinity of 4 Vesta". Icarus. 159: 178–182. Bibcode:2002Icar..159..178F. doi:10.1006/icar.2002.6913.