263 Dresda
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Johann Palisa |
| Discovery date | 3 November 1886 |
| Designations | |
|
Named after
|
Dresden |
| A905 OC, A915 RL, A917 BA, 1950 XV, 1977 PC |
|
| Main belt (Koronis) | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 118.15 yr (43153 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.10916 AU (465.124 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.66885 AU (399.254 Gm) |
| 2.88900 AU (432.188 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.076205 |
| 4.91 yr (1793.6 d) | |
|
Average orbital speed
|
17.53 km/s |
| 178.711° | |
| 0° 12m 2.578s / day | |
| Inclination | 1.31813° |
| 216.168° | |
| 162.281° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.66933 AU (249.728 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 2.2887 AU (342.38 Gm) |
| Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 3.287 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 23.24±1.9 km |
| Mass | unknown |
|
Mean density
|
unknown |
|
Equatorial surface gravity
|
unknown |
|
Equatorial escape velocity
|
unknown |
| 16.809 h (0.7004 d) | |
| 0.2263±0.043 | |
| Temperature | unknown |
| unknown | |
| 10.2 | |
263 Dresda is a typical Main belt asteroid. It belongs to the Koronis family of asteroids.
It has a lightly coloured surface and likely is not composed of carbonaceous materials, but is similar in composition as another Koronis family member, 243 Ida.
It was discovered by Johann Palisa on November 3, 1886 in Vienna.
Name Dresda derives from the German city of Dresden.
...
Wikipedia