165 Loreley

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165 Loreley
Orbital characteristics 1
Orbit type Main belt
Semimajor axis 3.128 AU
Perihelion distance 2.870 AU
Aphelion distance 3.385 AU
Orbital period 5.53 years
Inclination 11.24°
Eccentricity 0.082
Physical characteristics 1
Diameter 155.2 km
Rotation period 7.226 hours
Spectral class 5 CD
Abs. magnitude 7.65
Albedo 4 0.078
History 2
Discoverer C. H. F. Peters, 1876

165 Loreley is a very large Main belt asteroid.

It was discovered by C. H. F. Peters on August 9, 1876 in Clinton, New York and named after the Lorelei, a figure in German folklore.

In the late 1990s, a network of astronomers worldwide gathered lightcurve data that was ultimately used to derive the spin states and shape models of 10 new asteroids, including (165) Loreley. [1][2]

One stellar occultation by Loreley has been observed, on July 20, 2003.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Durech., J.; Kaasalainen, M., Marciniak, A.; et al., “Physical models of ten asteroids from an observers' collaboration network,” Astronomy and Astrophysics , Volume 465, Issue 1, April I 2007, pp. 331-337
  2. ^ Durech, J.; Kaasalainen, M.; Marciniak, A.; Allen, W. H. et al. “Asteroid brightness and geometry,” Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume 465, Issue 1, April I 2007, pp. 331-337.