_Aschera.png) 3D convex shape model of 214 Aschera | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Johann Palisa |
| Discovery date | 29 February 1880 |
| Designations | |
| (214) Aschera | |
| Pronunciation | /əˈʃɪərə/[1] |
| A880 DB, 1903 SE 1947 BP, 1948 JE 1949 QG2,1949 SX1 1950 XH, 1953 OO | |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 136.09 yr (49707 d) |
| Aphelion | 2.6938 AU (402.99 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.5279 AU (378.17 Gm) |
| 2.6108 AU (390.57 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.031762 |
| 4.22 yr (1,540.9 d) | |
Averageorbital speed | 18.43 km/s |
| 167.065° | |
| 0° 14m 1.068s / day | |
| Inclination | 3.4364° |
| 341.997° | |
| 131.579° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 23.16±1.0 km |
| 6.835 h (0.2848 d) | |
| 0.5220±0.048 | |
| E | |
| 9.2 | |
214 Aschera is aMain beltasteroid. It was discovered byAustrian astronomerJohann Palisa on February 29, 1880, inPola and was named after theSidonian goddessAsherah. This minor planet is orbiting theSun at a distance of2.61 AU with a loweccentricity of 0.032 and anorbital period of 4.22 yr. Theorbital plane is inclined at an angle of 3.44° to theplane of the ecliptic.[2]
It is classified as a rareE-type asteroid and is fairly faint for an object of its type. The overall diameter is estimated to be 23 km and it has a geometric albedo of 0.52.[3]Photometric data collected during September 2021 was used the generate alightcurve for 214 Aschera. This showed arotation period of6.833±0.004 h with a brightness variation of 0.20 magnitude.[4] Using a tri-axialellipsoidal model derived fromlight curve data, the overall shape of the asteroid is estimated to bea/b = 1.24 ± 0.12 andb/c = 1.83 ± 0.10, wherea,b,c are the threeaxes of anellipsoid.[5]
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