Fama (minor planet designation: 408 Fama) is a typical main belt asteroid in orbit around the Sun. It was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf on 13 October 1895 in Heidelberg.
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Max Wolf |
| Discovery date | 13 October 1895 |
| Designations | |
| (408) Fama | |
| Pronunciation | ⫽ˈfeɪmə⫽[1] |
| 1895 CD | |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 109.59 yr (40029 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.6216 AU (541.78 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.71757 AU (406.543 Gm) |
| 3.1696 AU (474.17 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.14261 |
| 5.64 yr (2061.1 d) | |
| 148.91° | |
| 0° 10m 28.776s / day | |
| Inclination | 9.0794° |
| 297.250° | |
| 108.505° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 40.81±2.1 km |
| 202.1 h (8.42 d)[2] 12.19 h[3] | |
| 0.1681±0.019 | |
| 9.3 | |
Photometric observations at the Oakley Observatory in Terre Haute, Indiana, during 2007 were used to build a light curve for this asteroid. The asteroid displayed a rotation period of 12.19 ± 0.02 hours and a brightness variation of 0.15 ± 0.03 in magnitude.[3]
References
External links
- 408 Fama at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 408 Fama at the JPL Small-Body Database
