905 Universitas
Discovery
Discovered byA. Schwassmann
Discovery siteBergedorf
Discovery date30 October 1918
Designations
(905) Universitas
Pronunciation/jnɪˈvɜːrsɪtæs/
1918 ES; 1961 WE
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc97.47 yr (35600 days)
Aphelion2.5561 AU (382.39 Gm)
Perihelion1.8751 AU (280.51 Gm)
2.2156 AU (331.45 Gm)
Eccentricity0.15367
3.30 yr (1204.6 d)
240.325°
0° 17m 55.896s / day
Inclination5.3261°
37.179°
343.300°
Earth MOID0.877341 AU (131.2483 Gm)
Jupiter MOID2.8967 AU (433.34 Gm)
TJupiter3.633
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
10.665±1.2 km
14.238 h (0.5933 d)[2]
0.0849±0.022
11.59

    905 Universitas is an S-type asteroid orbiting in the Main belt as part of the Flora family.[2] Its diameter is about 21 km and it has an albedo of 0.085.[3] Its rotation period is approximately 14.2 hours.[2]

    References

    1. "905 Universitas (1918 ES)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
    2. 1 2 3 Kryszczynska, A.; et al. (October 2012). "Do Slivan states exist in the Flora family?. I. Photometric survey of the Flora region" (PDF). Astronomy & Astrophysics. 546: 51. Bibcode:2012A&A...546A..72K. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201219199. A72.
    3. "Supplemental IRAS Minor Planet Survey (SIMPS) and IRAS Minor Planet Survey (IMPS)". Archived from the original on 17 August 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2008.


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