766 Moguntia

766 Moguntia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It is named after Mainz, ancient Moguntiacum.

766 Moguntia

Discovery
Discovered by	Franz Kaiser
Discovery site	Heidelberg
Discovery date	29 September 1913
Designations
MPC designation	(766) Moguntia
Pronunciation	/məˈɡʌnʃiə/[1]
Alternative designations	1913 SW
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	107.39 yr (39224 d)
Aphelion	3.3100 AU (495.17 Gm)
Perihelion	2.7272 AU (407.98 Gm)
Semi-major axis	3.0186 AU (451.58 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.096536
Orbital period	5.24 yr (1915.6 d)
Mean anomaly	154.498°
Mean motion	0° 11^m 16.548^s / day
Inclination	10.090°
Longitude of ascending node	7.8400°
Argument of perihelion	71.720°
Earth MOID	1.7615 AU (263.52 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	1.96144 AU (293.427 Gm)
TJupiter	3.217
Physical characteristics
Mean radius	15.64±1.15 km
Rotation period	4.8164 h (0.20068 d)
Geometric albedo	0.1572±0.025
Absolute magnitude (H)	10.15

References

1. Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
2. "766 Moguntia (1913 SW)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 5 May 2016.

External links

• Lightcurve plot of 766 Moguntia, Palmer Divide Observatory, B. D. Warner (2010)
• Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info)
• Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
• Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend
• Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
• 766 Moguntia at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
  • Ephemeris · Observation prediction · Orbital info · Proper elements · Observational info
• 766 Moguntia at the JPL Small-Body Database
  • Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters