 Lightcurve-base 3D-model of 275 Sapientia. | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Johann Palisa |
| Discovery date | 15 April 1888 |
| Designations | |
| (275) Sapientia | |
| Pronunciation | /seɪpiˈɛnʃə/ |
Named after | Sapientia |
| A888 GB, 1906 AB 1962 GE, 1962 HA | |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 124.23 yr (45374 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.22294 AU (482.145 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.31754 AU (346.699 Gm) |
| 2.77024 AU (414.422 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.16342 |
| 4.61yr (1684.1d) | |
| 300.952° | |
| 0° 12m 49.54s / day | |
| Inclination | 4.76416° |
| 134.097° | |
| 40.0578° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 103km[1] 95.48 ± 1.11 km[2] |
| Mass | (1.538 ± 0.727/0.322)×1018 kg[2] |
Meandensity | 3.374 ± 1.595/0.706 g/cm3[2] |
| 14.933 h (0.6222 d)[1] | |
| 0.049 ± 0.009[1] | |
| C | |
| 9.06[1] | |
275 Sapientia is a very largeMain beltasteroid that was discovered byJohann Palisa on 15 April 1888 inVienna. It is classified as aC-type asteroid and is probably composed ofcarbonaceous material. It is named for the Roman personification ofwisdom,Sapientia.[3]
Observations performed at the Palmer Divide Observatory inColorado Springs, Colorado, during 2007 produced alight curve with an estimated period of14.766±0.006 hours with a brightness range of0.11±0.02 inmagnitude.[4] A 2014 study found a period of14.931±0.001 hours with a variation of0.12±0.01 in magnitude. The light curve was found to be irregular, suggesting the asteroid has an irregular shape.[5] On September 30, 2015, the asteroid was observed occulting the 7th magnitude star HIP 14977 from multiple sites in Europe. The resulting chords showed a nearly circularprolate spheroid profile.[6]
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