713 Luscinia

713 Luscinia

Discovery
Discovered by	J. Helffrich
Discovery site	Heidelberg Obs.
Discovery date	18 April 1911
Designations
MPC designation	(713) Luscinia
Pronunciation	/luːˈsɪniə/[1]
Alternative designations	1911 LS
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	105.00 yr (38350 d)
Aphelion	3.9473 AU (590.51 Gm)
Perihelion	2.8350 AU (424.11 Gm)
Semi-major axis	3.3912 AU (507.32 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.16400
Orbital period (sidereal)	6.24 yr (2281.0 d)
Mean anomaly	133.98°
Mean motion	0° 9^m 28.188^s / day
Inclination	10.359°
Longitude of ascending node	217.687°
Argument of perihelion	137.252°
Physical characteristics
Mean radius	52.76±1.55 km
Synodic rotation period	9.9143 h (0.41310 d)
Geometric albedo	0.0410±0.003
Absolute magnitude (H)	8.97

713 Luscinia is a large, main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. It is a member of the Cybele asteroid group.^[3]

References

1. "Luscinia". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster.
2. "713 Luscinia (1911 LS)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
3. Lagerkvist, Claes-Ingvar; et al. (January 2001), "A Study of Cybele Asteroids. I. Spin Properties of Ten Asteroids", Icarus, 149 (1): 190–197, Bibcode:2001Icar..149..190L, doi:10.1006/icar.2000.6507.

External links

• Lightcurve plot of (713) Luscinia Archived 10 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Antelope Hills Observatory
• 713 Luscinia at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
  • Ephemeris · Observation prediction · Orbital info · Proper elements · Observational info
• 713 Luscinia at the JPL Small-Body Database
  • Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit viewer · Orbit parameters · Physical parameters