618 Elfriede

618 Elfriede is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. On July 24, 2013, it occulted the magnitude 12.8 star 2UCAC 23949304, over parts of Mexico and southwestern United States.[3]

Photometric observations of this asteroid collected during 2008 show a rotation period of 14.85 ± 0.01 hours with a brightness variation of 0.12 ± 0.02 magnitude.[4]

References

  1. ^ (German Names)
  2. ^ "618 Elfriede (1906 VZ)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  3. ^ Asteroid Occultation - (618) Elfriede
  4. ^ Carbo, Landy; et al. (July 2009), "Asteroid Lightcurve Analysis at the Oakley Southern Sky Observatory and Oakley Observatory: 2008 September and October", The Minor Planet Bulletin, 36 (3): 91–94, Bibcode:2009MPBu...36...91C.

External links

  • Lightcurve plot of 618 Elfriede, Palmer Divide Observatory, B. D. Warner (2006)
  • Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info Archived 16 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine)
  • Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
  • Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
  • 618 Elfriede at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
    • Ephemeris · Observation prediction · Orbital info · Proper elements · Observational info
  • 618 Elfriede at the JPL Small-Body Database Edit this at Wikidata
    • Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters
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