| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | G. Neujmin |
| Discovery site | Simeiz Obs. |
| Discovery date | 30 April 1913 |
| Designations | |
| (752) Sulamitis | |
| Pronunciation | /suːləˈmaɪtɪs/ |
Named after | Shulamite (Hebrew Bible)[2] |
| 1913 RL · 1936 FH1 | |
| main-belt[1][3] · (inner) Sulamitis[4] | |
| Orbital characteristics[3] | |
| Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 101.01 yr (36,894 d) |
| Aphelion | 2.6457 AU (395.79 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.2795 AU (341.01 Gm) |
| 2.4626 AU (368.40 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0743 |
| 3.87 yr (1,412 d) | |
| 149.88° | |
| 0° 15m 18s / day | |
| Inclination | 5.9617° |
| 85.120° | |
| 23.880° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 60.17±0.25 km[5] | |
| 27.367 h[6][7] | |
| 0.045±0.008[5] | |
| C(assumed)[6] | |
| 10.3[3] | |
752 Sulamitis/suːləˈmaɪtɪs/ is anasteroid from the inner regions of theasteroid belt, approximately 60 kilometers (37 miles) in diameter. It is the parent body of theSulamitis family (408),[4] a smallfamily of 300 known carbonaceous asteroids.[8]: 23 This asteroid is orbiting2.46 AU from the Sun with aperiod of 3.87 years and aneccentricity of 0.0743. Theorbital plane is inclined at an angle of 5.96° to theplane of the ecliptic.[3]
Sulamitis was discovered on 30 April 1913 by Georgian–Russian astronomerGrigory Neujmin at theSimeiz Observatory on the Crimean peninsula, and given the provisional designation1913 RL.[1] It was named after theShulamite, a beautiful woman mentioned in the bookSolomon's Song of Songs of the Old Testament. The figure is possibly theQueen of Sheba in the Hebrew Bible.[2]
Photometric observations of this asteroid collected during 2004–2005 show arotation period of27.367±0.005 h with a brightness variation of0.20±0.03magnitude.[7] A hydration feature in the spectrum of 752 Sulamitis indicates the surface has undergone aqueous alteration. The same feature appears in most of its family members, suggesting the original body held water in some form.[9]
