335 Roberta Explained

Minorplanet:yes
Background:
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335 Roberta
Discovered:1 September 1892
Mpc Name:(335) Roberta
Alt Names:1892 C
Epoch:31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Semimajor:2.4753AU
Perihelion:2.04926AU
Aphelion:2.9014abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Eccentricity:0.17212
Period:3.89 yr (1422.5 d)
Inclination:5.1005°
Asc Node:148.454°
Arg Peri:140.006°
Avg Speed:18.93 km/s
Rotation:12.054abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Abs Magnitude:8.96
Albedo:
0.058
Mean Motion: / day
Observation Arc:123.58 yr (45137 d)
Uncertainty:0
Moid:1.03587AU
Jupiter Moid:2.2733AU
Tisserand:3.456

335 Roberta is a large main belt asteroid. It was discovered on 1 September 1892, by German astronomer Anton Staus at Heidelberg Observatory. Roberta was the 12th asteroid that was discovered using photography, and the only asteroid discovery made by Staus.

Photometric observations of this asteroid from multiple sites during 2007 gave a light curve with a period of 12.054 ± 0.003 hours and a brightness variation of 0.13 ± 0.02 in magnitude. This agrees with a result reported in 1992, but differs from period estimates of 8.03 hours and 4.349 reported in 1987 and 2001, respectively.

Under the SMASS classification taxonomy, this asteroid is listed as a B-type; a group that combines both the Tholen B and F types. The spectrum of this object suggests the presence of magnetite (Fe3O4), which gives it the spectrally-blue coloration that is a characteristic of this SMASS class. The spectrum of this asteroid also displays a band feature near 2.9 μm that indicate the presence of a hydrated mineral. This suggests that the asteroid has undergone significant water-based alteration.

335 Roberta was identified as one of three asteroids that were likely to be a parent body for chondrites along with 449 Hamburga and 304 Olga.[1] All three asteroids were known to have low-albedo (not reflect as much light) and be close to "meteorite producing resonances".[1] Chrondrites are the most common type of meteor found on Earth, accounting for over 80% of all meteors.[2] They are named for the tiny spherical silicate particles that are found inside them (those particles are called chondrules).[2]

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Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=kJDvAAAAMAAJ&q=%22449+Hamburga%22 Lunar and planetary science: abstracts of papers submitted to the ... Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Volume 27, Part 1 - Lunar and Planetary Institute, Jan 1, 1996
  2. Web site: ASU - Chondrites . 31 August 2015 . 22 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190622023849/https://meteorites.asu.edu/meteorites/meteorite-types/stony-meteorites/chondrites . dead .