441 Bathilde is a large main belt asteroid that was discovered by French astronomer Auguste Charlois on 8 December 1898 in Nice. 441 Bathilde is orbiting close to a 5:2 mean motion resonance with Jupiter, which is located at 2.824 AU.[2]

441 Bathilde
A three-dimensional model of 441 Bathilde based on its light curve
Discovery
Discovered byAuguste Charlois
Discovery date8 December 1898
Designations
(441) Bathilde
PronunciationFrench: [batildᵊ]
Named after
unknown (Bathilde)
1898 ED
Main belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc117.20 yr (42808 d)
Aphelion3.0266 AU (452.77 Gm)
Perihelion2.58642 AU (386.923 Gm)
2.80651 AU (419.848 Gm)
Eccentricity0.078421
4.70 yr (1717.3 d)
348.249°
0° 12m 34.668s / day
Inclination8.1476°
253.585°
201.62°
Earth MOID1.60331 AU (239.852 Gm)
Jupiter MOID2.16565 AU (323.977 Gm)
TJupiter3.304
Physical characteristics
Dimensions70.32±2.6 km
10.446 h (0.4353 d)
0.1410±0.011
8.51

10μ radiometric data collected from Kitt Peak in 1975 gave a diameter estimate of 64 km.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Yeomans, Donald K., "441 Bathilde", JPL Small-Body Database Browser, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, retrieved 10 May 2016.
  2. ^ Hahn, G.; et al. (June 1991), "Orbital evolution studies of asteroids near the 5:2 mean motion resonance with Jupiter", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 246 (2): 603–618, Bibcode:1991A&A...246..603H.
  3. ^ Morrison, D.; Chapman, C. R. (March 1976), "Radiometric diameters for an additional 22 asteroids", Astrophysical Journal, vol. 204, pp. 934–939, Bibcode:2008mgm..conf.2594S, doi:10.1142/9789812834300_0469.
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