711 Marmulla Explained

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711 Marmulla
Mpc Name:(711) Marmulla
Alt Names:1911 LN; 1927 AB
Discovered:1 March 1911
Epoch:31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Eccentricity:0.19535
Semimajor:2.2374AU
Perihelion:1.8003AU
Aphelion:2.6745abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Period:1222.4days
Inclination:6.0917°
Asc Node:357.091°
Arg Peri:300.339°
Mean Motion: / day
Observation Arc:37618days
Uncertainty:0
Abs Magnitude:11.7
Rotation:2.88+/-
Moid:0.793851AU
Jupiter Moid:2.55306AU
Tisserand:3.605

711 Marmulla is an asteroid belonging to the Flora family in the Main Belt. It was discovered 1 March 1911 by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa. The asteroid name may be derived from the Old High German word 'marmul', which means 'marble'. This asteroid is orbiting from the Sun with a period of 1222.4days and an eccentricity (ovalness) of 0.195. The orbital plane of 711 Marmulla is inclined at an angle of 6.1° to the plane of the ecliptic.

Photometric observations of this asteroid in 2019 resulted in a light curve showing a rotation period of with a brightness variation of 0.06 in magnitude. This result is consistent with a similar study earlier in the year. A. Kryszczynska and associates had found a slightly longer rotation period of 2.88 hours in 2012. The low amplitude of the variation suggests a nearly spherical shape. The spectrum of 711 Marmulla most closely matches an A-type asteroid.