Svea (minor planet designation: 329 Svea) is an asteroid from the asteroid belt and the namesake of the small Svea family, approximately 81 kilometers (50 miles) in diameter. The C-type asteroid and is probably composed of carbonaceous material.[4]
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Max Wolf |
Discovery date | 21 March 1892 |
Designations | |
(329) Svea | |
Pronunciation | /ˈsveɪə/[1] |
Named after | Sweden |
Main belt | |
Orbital characteristics[2] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 124.07 yr (45316 d) |
Aphelion | 2.54003 AU (379.983 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.41427 AU (361.170 Gm) |
2.47715 AU (370.576 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.025383 |
3.90 yr (1424.1 d) | |
283.525° | |
0° 15m 10.076s / day | |
Inclination | 15.8826° |
178.489° | |
54.9542° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 77.80±1.4 km |
22.778 h (0.9491 d)[2] 22.6 ± 0.01 hours[3] | |
0.0399±0.001 | |
C | |
9.6 | |
It was discovered by Max Wolf on 21 March 1892 in Heidelberg.[5]
The light curve of 329 Svea shows a periodicity of 22.6 ± 0.01 hours, during which time the brightness of the object varies by 0.10 ± 0.03 in magnitude.[3]