719 Albert
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | J. Palisa |
| Discovery site | Vienna Obs. |
| Discovery date | 3 October 1911 |
| Designations | |
| (719) Albert | |
Named after | Albert Salomon Anselm von Rothschild (Austrian banker) |
| 1911 MT · 2000 JW8 | |
| NEO · Amor | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 105.57 yr (38,560 days) |
| Aphelion | 4.0830 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.1964 AU |
| 2.6397 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.5468 |
| 4.29 yr (1,567 days) | |
| 270.46° | |
| 0° 13m 47.28s / day | |
| Inclination | 11.574° |
| 183.92° | |
| 156.12° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.2030 AU · 79.1 LD |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 2.36 km (calculated) |
| 5.8007±0.0003 h 5.801 h 5.8011±0.0034 h 5.8012±0.0034 h 5.802 h 15.577±0.005 h | |
| 0.12 0.15 (assumed) 0.20 (assumed) | |
| SMASS = S · S · X B–V = 0.855±0.023 V–R = 0.491±0.012 V–I = 0.870±0.013 | |
| 15.00 · 15.5 · 15.57±0.17 | |
719 Albert, provisional designation 1911 MT, is a stony asteroid, approximately 2.5 kilometers in diameter, classified as a near-Earth object of the Amor group of asteroids. It was discovered by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa at the Vienna Observatory on 3 October 1911, and subsequently a lost minor planet for 89 years. The asteroid was named in memory of Albert Salomon Anselm von Rothschild, an Austrian philanthropist and banker. Albert was the second Amor asteroid discovered, the first being 433 Eros.