352 Gisela is an asteroid belonging to the Flora family[4] in the Main Belt that has an unusually high albedo. It was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf on 12 January 1893 in Heidelberg, and named after his wife.[6] This minor planet is orbiting the Sun at a distance of 2.19 AU with a period of 3.250 yr and an orbital eccentricity of 0.149. The orbital plane is inclined at an angle of 3.38° to the plane of the ecliptic.[2]

352 Gisela
A three-dimensional model of 352 Gisela based on its light curve.
Discovery
Discovered byMax Wolf
Discovery date12 January 1893
Designations
(352) Gisela
PronunciationGerman: [ˈɡiːzəlaː][1]
1893 B; A895 XA;
1950 XT
Main belt (Flora family)
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc117.47 yr (42905 d)
Aphelion2.52149 AU (377.210 Gm)
Perihelion1.86634 AU (279.200 Gm)
2.19392 AU (328.206 Gm)
Eccentricity0.14931
3.250 yr (1,186.9 d) 3.25 yr (1186.9 d)
74.6135°
0° 18m 11.88s / day
Inclination3.38092°
247.353°
144.194°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions20.27±2.9 km
Mean density
~2.7 g/cm3[3]
7.4796 ± 0.0002 h (0.3116500 ± 8.3×10−6 d)[4]
0.4261±0.153[2]
S[2]
10.01,[2] 10.22 [5]

Photometric measurements of 352 Gisela during December 1999 were used to produce a light curve showing a sinodic rotation period of 7.49±0.01 h with a brightness variation of 0.32 in magnitude.[7] This period estimate was refined to 7.4796±0.0002 h in 2012.[4]

References

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  1. ^ (German Names)
  2. ^ a b c d e Yeomans, Donald K., "352 Gisela", JPL Small-Body Database Browser, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, retrieved 11 May 2016.
  3. ^ Krasinsky, G. A.; Pitjeva, E. V.; Vasilyev, M. V.; Yagudina, E. I. (2002), "Hidden Mass in the Asteroid Belt", Icarus, 158 (1): 98–105, Bibcode:2002Icar..158...98K, doi:10.1006/icar.2002.6837.
  4. ^ a b c Kryszczynska, A.; et al. (October 2012), "Do Slivan states exist in the Flora family?. I. Photometric survey of the Flora region", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 546: 51, Bibcode:2012A&A...546A..72K, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201219199, A72.
  5. ^ Warner, Brian D. (December 2007), "Initial Results of a Dedicated H-G Project", The Minor Planet Bulletin, 34 (4): 113–119, Bibcode:2007MPBu...34..113W.
  6. ^ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2013), Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, p. 66, ISBN 9783662028049.
  7. ^ Lazar, S.; et al. (June 2001), "Lightcurves and Rotation Periods for Minor Planets (305) Gordonia (307) Nike, (337) Devosa, and (352) Gisela", The Minor Planet Bulletin, 28: 32–34, Bibcode:2001MPBu...28...32L.{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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