Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Wilhelm Lorenz |
Discovery site | Heidelberg |
Discovery date | 28 October 1908 |
Designations | |
(674) Rachele | |
Pronunciation | Italian: [raˈkɛːle] [1] |
1908 EP | |
Orbital characteristics [2] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 ( JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 114.81 yr (41936 d) |
Aphelion | 3.4928 AU (522.52 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.3488 AU (351.38 Gm) |
2.9208 AU (436.95 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.19584 |
4.99 yr (1823.3 d) | |
147.48 ° | |
0° 11m 50.82s / day | |
Inclination | 13.511° |
58.146° | |
42.025° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean diameter | 96.171±2.708 km [2] [3] |
Mass | (1.452 ± 0.709/0.29)×1018 kg [3] |
Mean
density | 3.117 ± 1.522/0.623 g/cm3 [3] |
30.982 h (1.2909 d) | |
0.2007±0.019 | |
7.42 | |
674 Rachele is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It was discovered by Wilhelm Lorenz on 28 October 1908 in Heidelberg, and was named by orbit computer Emilio Bianchi after his wife. [4] This is classified as an S-type asteroid, [5] indicating a stony composition.
Measurements made using the adaptive optics system at the W. M. Keck Observatory give a size estimate of 89 km. It has a size ratio of 1.08 between the major and minor axes. By comparison, measurements reported in 1998 from the IRAS observatory give a similar size of 97 km and a ratio of 1.15. [6]