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152 Atala
152 Atala is a large main belt asteroid that was discovered by brothers Paul Henry and Prosper Henry on 2 November 1875, but the discovery was credited to Paul. It is a type D asteroid, meaning that it is composed of carbon, organic rich silicates and possibly water ice.
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| A three-dimensional model of 152 Atala based on its light curve. |
| P. P. Henry |
| 2 November 1875 |
| (152) Atala |
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| Atala |
| A875 VB |
| Main belt |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 |
| 130.69 yr (47735 d) |
| 3.3855 AU (506.46 Gm) |
| 2.8984 AU (433.59 Gm) |
| 3.1420 AU (470.04 Gm) |
| 0.077507 |
| 5.57 yr (2034.2 d) |
| 52.593° |
| 0° 10m 37.092s / day |
| 12.114° |
| 39.945° |
| 59.807° |
| 1.93567 AU (289.572 Gm) |
| 1.85235 AU (277.108 Gm) |
| 3.171 |
| 65 ± 8 km71–122 km |
| (5.43 ± 1.24) × 1018 kg |
| 6.246 h (0.2603 d) |
| 5.28-6.25 hours |
| 0.054 |
| D |
| 8.33 |
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152 Atala is a large main belt asteroid that was discovered by brothers Paul Henry and Prosper Henry on 2 November 1875, but the discovery was credited to Paul. It is a type D asteroid, meaning that it is composed of carbon, organic rich silicates and possibly water ice.
The asteroid is named for the eponymous heroine of the 1801 novella Atala by François-René de Chateaubriand. The Henry brothers also named the last of their discoveries, 186 Celuta, after another Chateaubriand heroine. Both Atala and Céluta are American Indian fictional characters.
An occultation of a star by Atala was observed from Japan on 11 March 1994. Subsequent occultations have been observed as recently as 2006.
Photometric of this asteroid made in 1981 gave a light curve with a period of 5.282 ± 0.004 hours with a brightness variation of 0.50 in magnitude.
- Occultation of TYC 5558-01048-1 by (152) Atala on 2006 May 7 UT
- (152) Atala near opposition 5 July 2007 (2.38AU from Earth)
- 152 Atala at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- Ephemeris · Observation prediction · Orbital info · Proper elements · Observational info
- 152 Atala at the JPL Small-Body Database
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