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758 Mancunia

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758 Mancunia
Discovery
Discovered byH. E. Wood
Discovery siteJohannesburg
Discovery date18 May 1912
Designations
(758) Mancunia
Pronunciation/mænˈkjuːniə/[1]
1912 PE
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc101.39 yr (37034 d)
Aphelion3.6704 AU (549.08 Gm)
Perihelion2.7081 AU (405.13 Gm)
3.1893 AU (477.11 Gm)
Eccentricity0.15086
5.70 yr (2080.3 d)
260.973°
0° 10m 22.98s / day
Inclination5.6102°
106.200°
314.999°
Earth MOID1.72323 AU (257.792 Gm)
Jupiter MOID1.66575 AU (249.193 Gm)
TJupiter3.172
Physical characteristics
42.74±3.35 km[2]
43.54 ± 0.655 km[3]
Mass(9.31 ± 0.80) × 1017 kg[3]
Mean density
2.69 ± 0.26 g/cm3[3]
12.7253 h (0.53022 d)
0.1317±0.023
8.16

758 Mancunia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It was discovered in 1912 from Johannesburg by H. E. Wood, a Mancunian. This object is orbiting at a distance of 3.19 AU with a period of 5.70 years and an eccentricity (ovalness) of 0.15. The orbital plane is inclined at an angle of 5.61° to the plane of the ecliptic.[2]

Observation of this asteroid in 1996 suggested a rotation period of 6.902 hours. However, radar observations from Arecibo indicated this may be in error. Independent photometry measurements made during December 2006 were combined to determine an estimated period nearly double that of the original, or 12.7253±0.0006 h with a brightness variation amplitude of 0.26±0.02 in magnitude.[4] A high radar albedo indicates this object is most likely metallic. Dips in the radar echo suggests there are large concavities on both sides. It is classified as an X-type asteroid in the Tholen taxonomy and spans a girth of 85±7 km.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Mancunian". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
  2. ^ a b c "758 Mancunia (1912 PE)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  3. ^ a b c Carry, B. (December 2012), "Density of asteroids", Planetary and Space Science, vol. 73, pp. 98–118, arXiv:1203.4336, Bibcode:2012P&SS...73...98C, doi:10.1016/j.pss.2012.03.009. See Table 1.
  4. ^ Warner, Brian D.; Behrend, Raoul; Poncy, Raymond; Coliac, Jean-Francois (March 2008), "Lightcurve Analysis of 758 Mancunia", Bulletin of the Minor Planets Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers, 35 (1): 25, Bibcode:2008MPBu...35...25W.
  5. ^ Shepard, Michael K.; et al. (May 2008), "A radar survey of M- and X-class asteroids", Icarus, 195 (1): 184–205, Bibcode:2008Icar..195..184S, doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2007.11.032.
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