649 Josefa
Minorplanetyes
Background
  1. D6D6D6
Mpc name(649) Josefa
Alt names1907 AF
DiscovererAugust Kopff
Discovered11 September 1907
Discovery siteHeidelberg
Epoch31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Eccentricity0.27852
Semimajor2.5463 AU (380.92 Gm)
Perihelion1.8371 AU (274.83 Gm)
Aphelion3.2555 AU (487.02 Gm)
Period4.06 yr (1484.1 d)
Inclination12.715°
Asc node357.035°
Arg peri349.562°
Mean anomaly273.84°
Mean motion/ day
Observation arc108.60 yr (39665 d)
Uncertainty0
Abs magnitude12.7
Rotation10.481 h

649 Josefa is a minor planet, specifically an asteroid, orbiting primarily in the asteroid belt. Photometric observations provide a rotation period of 10.481 ± 0.001 hours with a brightness variation of 0.33 ± 0.04 in magnitude.[1]

References

  1. ^ Pilcher, Frederick (April 2010), "Rotation Period Determinations for 81 Terpsichore, 419 Aurelia 452 Hamiltonia, 610 Valeska, 649 Josefa, and 652 Jubilatrix", Minor Planet Bulletin, Bibcode:2010MPBu...37...45P