614 Pia

614 Pia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter in the asteroid belt. August Kopff discovered 614 Pia on 11 October 1906 at Heidelberg, Germany.^[2][3]

614 Pia

A three-dimensional model of 614 Pia based on its light curve
Discovery
Discovered by	August Kopff
Discovery site	Heidelberg
Discovery date	11 October 1906
Designations
MPC designation	(614) Pia
Alternative designations	1906 VQ
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	109.50 yr (39996 d)
Aphelion	2.9930 AU (447.75 Gm)
Perihelion	2.3942 AU (358.17 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.6936 AU (402.96 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.11115
Orbital period (sidereal)	4.42 yr (1614.7 d)
Mean anomaly	267.21°
Mean motion	0° 13m 22.62s / day
Inclination	7.0266°
Longitude of ascending node	217.291°
Argument of perihelion	208.792°
Physical characteristics
Mean radius	12.905±0.75 km
Synodic rotation period	4.572 h (0.1905 d)
Geometric albedo	0.1056±0.013
Absolute magnitude (H)	11.0

The Name

Its name may have been inspired by the Pia Observatory at Trieste, Italy, which German astronomer Johann Nepomuk Krieger (1865–1902) named for his wife, Pia.^[2] Pia is Italian for "pious."

References

1. "614 Pia (1906 VQ)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
2. "614 Pia". Retrieved 14 November 2014.
3. "Numbered Minor Planet Discoveries". Harvard University. Retrieved 14 November 2014.

External links

• 614 Pia at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
  • Ephemeris · Observation prediction · Orbital info · Proper elements · Observational info
• 614 Pia at the JPL Small-Body Database
  • Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters