Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Max Wolf |
Discovery site | Heidelberg |
Discovery date | 18 March 1906 |
Designations | |
(592) Bathseba | |
Pronunciation | German: [batˈseːbaː] |
1906 TS | |
Orbital characteristics [1] | |
Epoch 4 April 2014 ( JD 2456751.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 117.05 yr (42753 d) |
Aphelion | 3.4279 AU (512.81 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.6339 AU (394.03 Gm) |
3.0246 AU (452.47 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.12976 |
5.27 yr (1924.3 d) | |
293.82 ° | |
0° 11m 14.532s / day | |
Inclination | 10.183° |
167.93° | |
256.651° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean diameter | 43.7 km |
7.7465 h (0.32277 d) | |
0.155 | |
9.61 | |
Bathseba ( minor planet designation: 592 Bathseba) is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. In 1972, Bathseba was studied as a possible target for an extended Pioneer mission which would fly past multiple Asteroids and Comets [2]