759 Vinifera
Modelled shape of Vinifera from its lightcurve | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | F. Kaiser |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
| Discovery date | 26 August 1913 |
| Designations | |
| (759) Vinifera | |
| Pronunciation | /vaɪˈnɪfərə/ |
Named after | Vitis vinifera (common grape vine) |
| A913 QC · 1913 SJ | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 31 May 2020 (JD 2459000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 106.44 yr (38,879 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.1565 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.0806 AU |
| 2.6185 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.2054 |
| 4.24 yr (1,548 d) | |
| 79.523° | |
| 0° 13m 57.36s / day | |
| Inclination | 19.905° |
| 318.35° | |
| 0.9245° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 59.0 km × 29.3 km |
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| 14.229±0.003 h | |
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| SMASS = X | |
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759 Vinifera (prov. designation: A913 QC or 1913 SJ) is a large background asteroid from the central regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 50 kilometers (31 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 26 August 1913, by German astronomer Franz Kaiser at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory in southwest Germany. The dark X-type asteroid has a rotation period of 14.2 hours and a heavily elongated shape. It was named after the plant species vitis vinifera, also known as the common grape vine.