301 Bavaria

301 Bavaria is a carbonaceous background asteroid from the intermediate asteroid belt, approximately 53 kilometers (33 miles) in diameter.^[2] It was discovered by Johann Palisa on 16 November 1890 in Vienna.

301 Bavaria

Modelled shape of Bavaria from its lightcurve
Discovery
Discovered by	Johann Palisa
Discovery date	16 November 1890
Designations
MPC designation	(301) Bavaria
Pronunciation	/bəˈvɛəriə/[1]
Named after	Bavaria
Alternative designations	A890 WA; 1928 DH1 1951 FD; 1952 OF
Minor planet category	main-belt
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	117.42 yr (42888 d)
Aphelion	2.90693 AU (434.871 Gm)
Perihelion	2.54364 AU (380.523 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.72528 AU (407.696 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.066652
Orbital period (sidereal)	4.50 yr (1643.3 d)
Mean anomaly	115.993°
Mean motion	0° 13m 8.659s / day
Inclination	4.89466°
Longitude of ascending node	142.374°
Argument of perihelion	125.469°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	54.32±3.3 km
Synodic rotation period	12.253 h (0.5105 d)
Geometric albedo	0.0546±0.007
Absolute magnitude (H)	10.3

301 Bavaria is classified as a carbonaceous C-type asteroid. It is spinning with a rotation period of 12.24 h.^[3]

References

1. Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
2. "301 Bavaria". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
3. Marciniak, A.; et al. (May 2019). "Thermal properties of slowly rotating asteroids: results from a targeted survey". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 625: 40. arXiv:1905.06056. Bibcode:2019A&A...625A.139M. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201935129. A139.

External links

• Lightcurve plot of 301 Bavaria, Palmer Divide Observatory, B. D. Warner (2004)
• Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info Archived 16 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine)
• Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
• Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend
• Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
• 301 Bavaria at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
  • Ephemeris · Observation prediction · Orbital info · Proper elements · Observational info
• 301 Bavaria at the JPL Small-Body Database
  • Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit viewer · Orbit parameters · Physical parameters