Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Auguste Charlois |
Discovery date | 8 September 1891 |
Designations | |
(316) Goberta | |
Main belt ( Themis) | |
Orbital characteristics [1] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 ( JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 124.27 yr (45391 d) |
Aphelion | 3.61240 AU (540.407 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.7458 AU (410.77 Gm) |
3.1791 AU (475.59 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.13629 |
5.67 yr (2070.4 d) | |
315.703 ° | |
0° 10m 25.968s / day | |
Inclination | 2.3390° |
123.921° | |
314.741° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean diameter | 47.92±1.9 km |
8.605
h (0.3585
d)
[1] 8.605 ± 0.01 hours [2] | |
0.0925±0.008 | |
10.1, [1] 9.87 [3] | |
Goberta ( minor planet designation: 316 Goberta) is a mid-sized Themistian asteroid [4] that was discovered by French astronomer Auguste Charlois on 8 September 1891 in Nice. [5]
The light curve of 316 Goberta shows a periodicity of 8.605 ± 0.01 hours, during which time the brightness of the object varies by 0.20 ± 0.05 in magnitude. [2]