_Celuta.png) 3D convex shape model of 186 Celuta | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | P. M. Henry, 1878 |
| Discovery date | 6 April 1878 |
| Designations | |
| (186) Celuta | |
| Pronunciation | /sɛˈluːtə/ |
| A878 GA; 1954 FD | |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 132.36 yr (48343 d) |
| Aphelion | 2.7152 AU (406.19 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.0084 AU (300.45 Gm) |
| 2.3618 AU (353.32 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.14964 |
| 3.63yr (1325.8d) | |
| 275.22° | |
| 0° 16m 17.544s / day | |
| Inclination | 13.185° |
| 14.769° | |
| 315.65° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.01999 AU (152.588 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 2.71546 AU (406.227 Gm) |
| TJupiter | 3.500 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 49.99±1.6 km |
| 19.842 h (0.8268 d)[1][2] | |
| 0.1929±0.013 | |
| SK | |
| 8.91 | |
186 Celuta is a 50 kmMain beltasteroid. It was discovered by the French astronomersPaul Henry and Prosper Henry on April 6, 1878. This was the last discovery credited to the Prosper brothers. It is classified as anS-type asteroid.
The asteroid is named after Céluta, a female character in two works of fiction byFrançois-René de Chateaubriand,Atala (1801) andRené (1802). The Henry brothers had already named another of their discoveries,152 Atala, after the heroine ofAtala.[3] Both Atala and Céluta areAmerican Indian fictional characters.[4]
Photometric observations of this asteroid at the Organ Mesa Observatory inLas Cruces, New Mexico during 2010 gave alight curve with a period of 19.842 ± 0.001 hours and a brightness variation of 0.54 ± 0.02 inmagnitude.[2]
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