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71 Niobe
Main-belt asteroid
Main-belt asteroid
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| minorplanet | yes |
| name | 71 Niobe |
| background | #D6D6D6 |
| image | 71Niobe (Lightcurve Inversion).png |
| caption | Lightcurve-based 3D-model of Niobe |
| discovery_ref | |
| discoverer | R. Luther |
| discovery_site | Düsseldorf Obs. |
| discovered | 13 August 1861 |
| mpc_name | (71) Niobe |
| pronounced | |
| adjective | Niobean |
| named_after | Νιόβη Niobē (Greek mythology) |
| mp_category | main-belt(middle) |
| Gallia | |
| orbit_ref | |
| epoch | 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5) |
| uncertainty | 0 |
| observation_arc | 154.10 yr (56,286 d) |
| aphelion | 3.2348 AU |
| perihelion | 2.2790 AU |
| semimajor | 2.7569 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1733 |
| period | 4.58 yr (1,672 d) |
| mean_anomaly | 178.02° |
| mean_motion | / day |
| inclination | 23.259° |
| asc_node | 316.02° |
| arg_peri | 266.88° |
| mean_diameter | |
| 92.75 km (taken) | |
| rotation | |
| albedo | |
| spectral_type | Tholen S |
| SMASS XeMAX | |
| B–V 0.803 | |
| U–B 0.439 | |
| abs_magnitude | 7.30 |
| 7.31 | |
Gallia
92.75 km (taken)
SMASS XeMAX B–V 0.803 U–B 0.439 7.31
71 Niobe is a stony Gallia asteroid and relatively slow rotator from the central regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 90 km in diameter. It was discovered by the German astronomer Robert Luther on 13 August 1861, and named after Niobe, a character in Greek mythology. In 1861, the brightness of this asteroid was shown to vary by astronomer Friedrich Tietjen.
Description
Niobe is a member of the Gallia family (802), a small family of nearly 200 known stony asteroids.
In 2006, it was examined by radar using the Arecibo Observatory radio telescope in Puerto Rico. This was supplemented by optical observations intended to build a lightcurve. The resulting estimated rotation period of 35.6 hours, or 1.48 Earth days, superseded an earlier estimate of the rotation period as 14.3 hours. The radar data produced an estimate of a maximum equatorial diameter of 94 km, which is consistent with earlier estimates based upon infrared data if the shape is assumed to be slightly elongated.
The rotation period was further refined to 35.864 ± 0.001 hours during observations through 2010. Six stellar occultations of this asteroid between 2004 and 2007 produced chords ranging from 13 to, which are statistically consistent with the published maximum diameter estimates.
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References
References
- {{OED. Niobe
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