219 Thusnelda Explained

Minorplanet:yes
Background:
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219 Thusnelda
Discovered:30 September 1880
Mpc Name:(219) Thusnelda
Alt Names:A880 SA
Epoch:31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Semimajor:2.3549AU
Perihelion:1.8302AU
Aphelion:2.8796abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Eccentricity:0.22281
Period:3.61 yr (1319.9 d)
Inclination:10.861°
Asc Node:200.821°
Arg Peri:142.692°
Avg Speed:19.41 km/s
Dimensions:
38.279 km
Rotation:59.74abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Spectral Type:S (Tholen)
Abs Magnitude:9.32, 9.34
Albedo:
0.2214 ± 0.0471
Mean Motion: / day
Orbit Ref:[1]
Observation Arc:117.58 yr (42947 d)
Uncertainty:0

219 Thusnelda is a typical S-type Main belt asteroid. It was discovered by Johann Palisa on September 30, 1880, in Pola and was named after Thusnelda, wife of Germanic warrior Arminius.

In 1982, the asteroid was observed using photometry from the La Silla Observatory to generate a composite light curve. The resulting data showed a rotation period of 1.24 days (29.8 h) with a brightness variation of 0.2 in magnitude.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 219 Thusnelda . . . 12 May 2016.