517 Edith
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | R. S. Dugan |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
| Discovery date | 22 September 1903 |
| Designations | |
| (517) Edith | |
Named after | Edith Eveleth (discoverer's sister) |
| 1903 MH · 1953 VS A905 BB · A909 XA | |
| main-belt · (outer) | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 113.69 yr (41,525 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.7279 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.5889 AU |
| 3.1584 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1803 |
| 5.61 yr (2,050 days) | |
| 114.65° | |
| 0° 10m 32.16s / day | |
| Inclination | 3.1934° |
| 274.40° | |
| 140.13° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 79.72±26.64 km 80.11±20.71 km 83.24 km (derived) 83.35±1.27 km 91.12±2.1 km 111.890±0.587 km 111.89±0.59 km |
| 4.328±0.001 h 9.25±0.04 h 9.274±0.001 h 9.2747±0.0003 h 9.41±0.07 h | |
| 0.026±0.005 0.0387±0.002 0.0397 (derived) 0.04±0.07 0.047±0.002 0.05±0.03 | |
| Tholen = X · C · P B–V = 0.711 U–B = 0.327 | |
| 9.35 · 9.41±0.32 · 9.52 · 9.52±0.01 | |
517 Edith, provisional designation 1903 MH, is a carbonaceous background asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 83 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 22 September 1903, by American astronomer Raymond Dugan at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory in southwest Germany, who named it after his sister Edith Eveleth.