770 Bali Explained

Minorplanet:yes
Background:
  1. D6D6D6
Named After:Bali 
770 Bali
Mpc Name:(770) Bali
Alt Names:1913 TE
Pronounced:,[1]
Discovered:31 October 1913
Orbit Ref: 
Epoch:4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty:0
Observation Arc:113.62 yr (41,501 days)
Perihelion:1.8876 AU
Semimajor:2.2216 AU
Eccentricity:0.1504
Period:3.31 yr (1,209 days)
Mean Motion: / day
Inclination:4.3849°
Asc Node:44.697°
Arg Peri:18.069°
Spectral Type:S (Tholen)
Rotation:5.8199+/-
Abs Magnitude:10.9

770 Bali is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It is a member of the Flora family. It was discovered on 31 October 1913, by German astronomer Adam Massinger at the Heidelberg Observatory in southwest Germany. The asteroid was probably named after the Indonesian island of Bali, as the discoverer had named a couple other asteroids after places in Indonesia. The alternative hypothesis is that it was named after Bali, king of the Daityas in Hindu mythology.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
  2. Book: The Names of the Minor Planets . Paul Herget . Minor Planet Center, Cincinnati Observatory . Cincinnati, Ohio . 1968 . 224288991.