814 Tauris

814 Tauris
Discovery [1]
Discovered byG. Neujmin
Discovery siteSimeiz Obs.
Discovery date2 January 1916
Designations
(814) Tauris
Pronunciation/ˈtɔːrɪs/
Named after
Crimea, (peninsula on the Black Sea in Eastern Europe)[2]
A916 AE · 1927 BA
A907 JE · 1916 YT
Orbital characteristics [3]
Epoch 31 May 2020 (JD 2459000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc104.01 yr (37,990 d)
Aphelion4.1233 AU
Perihelion2.1884 AU
3.1558 AU
Eccentricity0.3065
5.61 yr (2,048 d)
247.26°
0° 10m 32.88s / day
Inclination21.822°
88.786°
296.53°
TJupiter3.0250
Physical characteristics
Dimensions109.0 km × 109.0 km
Mass(9.74 ± 5.16/3.17)×1017 kg[7]
Mean density
1.74 ± 0.923/0.566 g/cm3[7]
35.8 h[10][11][12]
36.081±30% h[3]

814 Tauris (prov. designation: A916 AE or 1916 YT) is a dark and very large background asteroid, approximately 109 kilometers (68 miles) in diameter, located the outer regions of the asteroid belt. It was discovered on 2 January 1916, by astronomer Russian Grigory Neujmin at the Simeiz Observatory on Crimea.[1] The carbonaceous C-type asteroid has a longer-than average rotation period of 35.8 hours. It was named after the ancient name of the Crimean peninsula where the discovering observatory is located.[2]

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