831 Stateira

831 Stateira

Discovery
Discovered by	Max Wolf
Discovery site	Heidelberg
Discovery date	20 September 1916
Designations
MPC designation	(831) Stateira
Pronunciation	/stæˈtaɪərə/[1]
Alternative designations	1916 AA; 1926 VA; 1949 SQ; 1949 UO1; 1971 KZ; 1972 RV1
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	89.43 yr (32664 d)
Aphelion	2.5345 AU (379.16 Gm)
Perihelion	1.8906 AU (282.83 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.2125 AU (330.99 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.14550
Orbital period (sidereal)	3.29 yr (1202.1 d)
Mean anomaly	91.2840°
Mean motion	0° 17^m 58.128^s / day
Inclination	4.8364°
Longitude of ascending node	178.081°
Argument of perihelion	224.935°
Earth MOID	0.900859 AU (134.7666 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	2.85692 AU (427.389 Gm)
TJupiter	3.637
Physical characteristics
Synodic rotation period	4 h (0.17 d)
Absolute magnitude (H)	13.1

831 Stateira is an asteroid belonging to the Baptistina family in the Main Belt named after Stateira, wife of Artaxerexes II.

References

1. Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
2. "831 Stateira (1916 AA)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 4 May 2016.

External links

• 831 Stateira at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
  • Ephemeris · Observation prediction · Orbital info · Proper elements · Observational info
• 831 Stateira at the JPL Small-Body Database
  • Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit viewer · Orbit parameters · Physical parameters