> > The minor planet (247553) 2002 RV234 is a member of the Hilda family. > Hildas are in a 3:2 orbital resonance with Jupiter, i.e. they complete 3 > orbits for every two Jovian orbits. They have dark surfaces, are rich in > organics and contain water. CI and CM meteorites are believed to originate > in these types of asteroids. > > My little asteroid is about 6.5 km in diameter, and, assuming an average > density of 2.1 g/cm^3 for CI/CM chondrites, this would amount to a mass > of about 3 x 10^11 metric tons (300 billion metric tons). > Most of this detailed info was provided by Rob Matson!
Congratulations Bernd! You can view the orbit of Asteroid 247553 Berndpauli here: http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=247553;orb=1 Regards, Ron Baalke ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
