178 Belisana
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A three-dimensional model of 178 Belisana based on its light curve.
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| Discovery | |
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| Discovered by | J. Palisa, 1877 |
| Discovery date | 6 November 1877 |
| Designations | |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 130.00 yr (47482 d) |
| Aphelion | 2.5663 AU (383.91 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.3549 AU (352.29 Gm) |
| 2.4606 AU (368.10 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.042961 |
| 3.86 yr (1409.8 d) | |
| 119.49° | |
| 0° 15m 19.296s / day | |
| Inclination | 1.8951° |
| 51.109° | |
| 212.85° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.33924 AU (200.347 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 2.44325 AU (365.505 Gm) |
| Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 3.488 |
| Physical characteristics | |
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Mean radius
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17.905±0.45 km |
| 12.321 hours 12.323 h (0.5135 d) |
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| 0.2438±0.013 | |
| S | |
| 9.4 | |
178 Belisana is a rocky main belt asteroid that was discovered by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa on November 6, 1877. It is named after the Celtic goddess Belisana.
Photometric observations of this asteroid from multiple observatories during 2007 gave a light curve with a period of 12.321 ± 0.002 hours and a brightness variation of 0.10 ± 0.03 in magnitude. This is in agreement with a study performed in 1992. However, it is possible that the light curve may have a period of 24.6510 ± 0.0003 hours; it will require further study to exclude this solution.
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