771 Libera
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{{Infobox planet
| minorplanet = yes
| name = 771 Libera
| background = #D6D6D6
| image = 000771-asteroid shape model (771) Libera.png
| image_scale =
| caption = Modelled shape of Libera from its lightcurve
| discovered = 21 November 1913
| discoverer = J. Rheden
| discovery_site = Vienna Observatory
| mpc_name = (771) Libera
| alt_names = 1913 TO{{·}}1958 HA
| pronounced = Classically {{IPAc-en|'|l|ɪ|b|ə|r|ə}}Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
| named_after = friend of discoverer
| mp_category = main-belt{{·}}{{small|(middle)}}
| epoch = 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
| uncertainty = 0
| observation_arc = 101.75 yr (37166 d)
| aphelion = {{Convert|3.3092|AU|Gm|abbr=on|lk=on}}
| perihelion = {{Convert|1.9937|AU|Gm|abbr=on}}
| semimajor = {{Convert|2.6514|AU|Gm|abbr=on}}
| eccentricity = 0.24808
| mean_anomaly = 268.14°
| inclination = 14.936°
| asc_node = 218.19°
| arg_peri = 227.36°
| dimensions = {{val|29.38|1.1}} km {{small|(IRAS:6)}}
{{val|28.91|0.72}} km
{{val|29.000|1.403}} km
29.33 km {{small|(derived)}}
| mean_radius = {{val|14.69|0.55}} km
| rotation = {{val|5.892|0.002}} h
{{val|5.92|}} h
{{val|5.886|0.001}} h
{{val|5.89|0.05}} h
{{val|5.890|0.001}} h
{{Convert|5.892|h|d|abbr=on|lk=on}}
| albedo = {{val|0.1303|0.010}} {{small|(IRAS:6)}}
{{val|0.141|0.008}}
{{val|0.1299|0.0158}}
0.1226 {{small|(SIMPS)}}
| spectral_type = B–V = 0.687
U–B = 0.300
X {{small|(Tholen)}}, X {{small|(SMASS)}}, X
| mean_motion = {{Deg2DMS|0.22829|sup=ms}} / day
| moid = {{Convert|1.03684|AU|Gm|abbr=on}}
| jupiter_moid = {{Convert|2.11238|AU|Gm|abbr=on}}
| tisserand = 3.299
}}
771 Libera, provisional designation 1913 TO, is a metallic asteroid from the middle region of the asteroid belt, about 29 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by Austrian astronomer Joseph Rheden at the Vienna Observatory in Austria, on 21 November 1913.
Description
File:771Libera (Lightcurve Inversion).png-based 3-D model of Libera]]
The metallic X-type asteroid orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.0–3.3 AU once every 4 years and 4 months (1,576 days). Its orbit shows an eccentricity of 0.25 and is tilted by 15 degrees to the plane of the ecliptic. A photometric observation of the asteroid's light-curve performed at the Palmer Divide Observatory during 1999 rendered a rotation period of {{val|5.892|0.002}} hours with a brightness variation of 0.57 magnitude. The result concurs with several previous observations, including a photometric analysis conducted over a twelve-year interval.
According to the surveys carried out by the Infrared Astronomical Satellite, IRAS, the Japanese Akari satellite, and the U.S. Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer with its subsequent NEOWISE mission, the asteroid's surface has an albedo of 0.13 and 0.14, respectively, while the Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link publishes a slightly lower figure of 0.12 from an alternative result of the Supplemental IRAS Minor Planet Survey.
The minor planet was named by Mrs. Hedwig Rheden in honor of a friend of the discoverer.
References
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|publisher=Geneva Observatory
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|access-date=4 January 2016}}
|title=LCDB Data for (771) Libera
|publisher=Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB)
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|access-date=4 January 2016}}
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|publisher=Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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|work=Minor Planet Center
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External links
- [http://www.minorplanetobserver.com/pdolc/A771_1999.HTM Lightcurve plot of 771 Libera], Palmer Divide Observatory, B. D. Warner (1999)
- [http://www.minorplanet.info/PHP/lcdbsummaryquery.php Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB)], query form ([http://www.minorplanet.info/lightcurvedatabase.html info] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216050541/http://www.minorplanet.info/lightcurvedatabase.html |date=16 December 2017 }})
- [https://books.google.com/books?id=aeAg1X7afOoC&pg Dictionary of Minor Planet Names], Google books
- [http://obswww.unige.ch/~behrend/page_cou.html Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR] – Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend
- [https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/lists/NumberedMPs000001.html Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000)] – Minor Planet Center
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