995 Sternberga
{{Short description|Main-belt asteroid}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox planet
| minorplanet= yes
| background= #D6D6D6
| name= 995 Sternberga
| mpc_name= (995) Sternberga
| alt_names= 1923 NP
| discoverer= S. Beljavskij
| discovery_site= Simeis
| discovered= 8 June 1923
| orbit_ref= {{Cite web |url=https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=995;cad=1 |title=995 Sternberga (1923 NP) |work=JPL Small-Body Database |publisher=NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory |access-date=2 May 2016}}
| observation_arc= 112.34 yr (41031 days)
| uncertainty= 0
| epoch= 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
| eccentricity= 0.16825
| semimajor= {{Convert|2.6148|AU|Gm|abbr=on}}
| perihelion= {{Convert|2.1748|AU|Gm|abbr=on}}
| aphelion= {{Convert|3.0547|AU|Gm|abbr=on|lk=on}}
| inclination= 13.054°
| asc_node= 221.747°
| arg_peri= 122.464°
| mean_anomaly= 306.02°
| sidereal_day= {{nowrap|15.26 ± 0.01 h}}
| mean_motion= {{Deg2DMS|0.23311|sup=ms}} / day
| abs_magnitude= 10.2
| rotation= {{Convert|14.612|h|d|abbr=on|lk=on}}
| albedo= {{val|0.1341|0.005}}
| mean_radius= {{val|15.81|0.3}} km
}}
995 Sternberga is a main-belt asteroid discovered in 1923 by Sergei Belyavsky at Simeiz Observatory. It was named after Russian astronomer Pavel Shternberg.
Photometric observations of this asteroid collected during 2004 show a rotation period of 15.26 ± 0.01 hours with a brightness variation of 0.15 ± 0.03 magnitude.
References
{{Reflist|refs=
| first1 = Lutz D.
| last1 = Schmadel
| title = Dictionary of Minor Planet Names
| publisher = Springer
| page = 85
| edition = 6th
| year = 2012
| isbn = 3642297188
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=aeAg1X7afOoC&pg=PA85
| postscript= .}}
| last1 = Stephens
| first1 = Robert D.
| title = Rotational periods of 743 Eugenisis, 995 Sternberga, 1185 Nikko 2892 Filipenko, 3144 Brosche, and 3220 Murayama
| journal = The Minor Planet Bulletin
| volume = 32
| issue = 2
| pages = 27–28
|date=June 2005
| bibcode = 2005MPBu...32...27S
| postscript = .}}
}}
External links
- {{AstDys|995}}
- {{JPL small body}}
{{Minor planets navigator |994 Otthild |number=995 |996 Hilaritas}}
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Category:Discoveries by Sergei Belyavsky
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