578 Happelia

Happelia (minor planet designation: 578 Happelia) is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. On 24 February 2017 a possible small 3-kilometer moon was found orbiting the asteroid, based on occultation observations.[2]

References

  1. ^ "578 Happelia (1905 RZ)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  2. ^ "(578) Happelia occultation 2017/02/24". www.asteroidoccultation.com. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2017.

External links

  • Lightcurve plot of 578 Happelia, Palmer Divide Observatory, B. D. Warner (2008)
  • Lightcurves 578 Happelia, tripod.com
  • Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info Archived 16 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine)
  • 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
  • 578 Happelia at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
    • Ephemeris · Observation prediction · Orbital info · Proper elements · Observational info
  • 578 Happelia at the JPL Small-Body Database Edit this at Wikidata
    • Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters
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