229 Adelinda

229 Adelinda is a large, dark outer main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa on August 22, 1882, in Vienna, and was named after Adelinda, the wife of fellow Austrian astronomer Edmund Weiss.

229 Adelinda
Discovery
Discovered byJohann Palisa
Discovery date22 August 1882
Designations
(229) Adelinda
Pronunciation/ædəˈlɪndə/
Main belt (Cybele)
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc131.10 yr (47884 d)
Aphelion3.89751 AU (583.059 Gm)
Perihelion2.94561 AU (440.657 Gm)
3.42156 AU (511.858 Gm)
Eccentricity0.13910
6.33 yr (2311.7 d)
16.12 km/s
78.0401°
0° 9m 20.621s / day
Inclination2.07871°
28.0490°
311.263°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions93.20±4.3 km
6.60 h (0.275 d)
0.0453±0.004
C
9.13

    This object is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of primitive carbonaceous material. 229 Adelinda is part of the Cybele asteroid group[2] and probably in 4:7 orbital resonance with planet Jupiter.

    References
    1. "229 Adelinda". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
    2. 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.


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