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]
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
References
External links
- 592 Bathseba at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 592 Bathseba at the JPL Small-Body Database
