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788 Hohensteina
Discovery [1]
Discovered byFranz Kaiser
Discovery siteHeidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory
Discovery date28 April 1914
Designations
(788) Hohensteina
Pronunciation/ˌhənˈstnə/
Named after
Hohenstein
1914 UR
Main belt[2]
AdjectivesHohensteinian
Orbital characteristics[2][3]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc101.75 yr (37166 d)
Aphelion3.54161 AU (529.817 Gm)
Perihelion2.71025 AU (405.448 Gm)
3.12593 AU (467.632 Gm)
Eccentricity0.132977
5.53 yr (2018.7 d)
172.396°
0° 10m 42.002s / day
Inclination14.3373°
177.840°
48.4689°
Physical characteristics
51.84±1.7 km[2][4]
  • 37.176±0.004 h[5]
  • 29.94 h (1.248 d) [2]
0.0787±0.005[4]
C[6]

788 Hohensteina is a main-belt asteroid discovered on 4 April 1914 by Franz Kaiser at Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory.[1] Named for castle Hohenstein located in the Taunus mountains.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)–(5000)". IAU: Minor Planet Center. Archived from the original on 2 February 2009. Retrieved 21 December 2008.
  2. ^ a b c d e "788 Hohensteina (1914 UR)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  3. ^ "(788) Hohensteina". AstDyS. Italy: University of Pisa. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2008.
  4. ^ a b Tedesco; et al. (2004). "Supplemental IRAS Minor Planet Survey (SIMPS)". IRAS-A-FPA-3-RDR-IMPS-V6.0. Planetary Data System. Archived from the original on 17 August 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2008.
  5. ^ Oey; et al. (2008). "Lightcurve Analysis of 788 Hohensteina". The Minor Planet Bulletin. 35 (4): 148. Bibcode:2008MPBu...35..148O.
  6. ^ Neese (2005). "Asteroid Taxonomy". EAR-A-5-DDR-TAXONOMY-V5.0. Planetary Data System. Archived from the original on 5 August 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2008.
  7. ^ Tholen (2007). "Asteroid Absolute Magnitudes". EAR-A-5-DDR-ASTERMAG-V11.0. Planetary Data System. Archived from the original on 16 August 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2008.
  8. ^ Schmadel, Lutz (2003). Dictionary of minor planet names (fifth ed.). Germany: Springer. p. 74. ISBN 3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 27 December 2008.
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