909 Ulla

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909 Ulla
909 Ulla orbit on 01 Jan 2009.png
Orbital diagram of Ulla
Discovery  [1]
Discovered by K. Reinmuth
Discovery site Heidelberg Obs.
Discovery date7 February 1919
Designations
(909) Ulla
PronunciationGerman: [ˈʊlaː] [2]
Classically: /ˈʌlə/ [3]
Named after
Ulla Ahrens  [4]
(observatory donor)
1919 FA ·1936 SJ
1949 OF1 ·1949 PW
1966 BU ·1966 DM
A912 CA ·A919 CA
main-belt  ·(outer)  [5]
Ulla  · Cybele
Orbital characteristics   [6]
Epoch 31 May 2020 (JD 2459000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 100.99 yr (36,886 d)
Aphelion 3.8633 AU
Perihelion 3.2217 AU
3.5425 AU
Eccentricity 0.0906
6.67 yr (2,435 d)
180.34°
0° 8m 52.08s / day
Inclination 18.797°
146.35°
232.64°
TJupiter 3.0250
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter
  • 113.13±1.48  km [7]
  • 116.44±2.4 km [8]
8.73  h [9]
  • 0.0343±0.001 [8]
  • 0.037±0.001 [7]
8.95 [1] [6] [7] [8]

    909 Ulla is a large and dark asteroid from the outermost regions of the asteroid belt, that measures approximately 116 kilometers (72 miles) in diameter. It is the parent body and namesake of the Ulla family, which belongs to the larger group of Cybele asteroids. It was discovered on 7 February 1919, by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at the Heidelberg Observatory in southwest Germany. [1] The X-type asteroid has a rotation period of 8.7 hours and a notably low value for its Jupiter Tisserand's parameter. It was named after Ulla Ahrens, daughter of a friend of the discoverer. [4]

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    Orbit and classification

    Ulla is the parent body of the Ulla family ( 903 ), [11] a very small asteroid family of less than 30 known bodies. [12] It orbits the Sun in the outermost asteroid belt at a distance of 3.2–3.9  AU once every 6 years and 8 months (2,435 days; semi-major axis of 3.54 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.09 and an inclination of 19° with respect to the ecliptic. [6]

    Naming

    This minor planet was named after Ulla Ahrens, a daughter of a friend of the discoverer. [4] Karl Reinmuth also named the asteroid 950 Ahrensa for the Ahrens family, who was a donor of the Heidelberg Observatory. The official naming citation was mentioned in The Names of the Minor Planets by Paul Herget in 1955 ( H 50 ). [4]

    Physical characteristics

    In the SMASS classification, Ulla is an X-type asteroid. [6] [10]

    Rotation period

    A rotational lightcurve of Ulla was obtained from photometric observations in 2000. Lightcurve analysis gave a rotation period of 8.73 hours with a brightness amplitude between 0.13 and 0.24 magnitude ( U=3 ). [9] Other photometric period determinations gave concurring results. [13] [14]

    Diameter and albedo

    According to the surveys carried out by the Infrared Astronomical Satellite IRAS and the Japanese Akari satellite, Ulla measures 113.13±1.48 and 116.44±2.4 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo between 0.0343±0.001 and 0.037±0.001. [7] [8] The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link uses an albedo of 0.0450 and derives a diameter of 116.66 kilometers based on an absolute magnitude of 8.65. [5]

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