758 Mancunia

758 Mancunia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It was discovered by H. E. Wood (a Mancunian) in Johannesburg in 1912.

"Mancunia" redirects here. For the city whose inhabitants are known as Mancunians, see Manchester.
758 Mancunia
Discovery
Discovered byH. E. Wood
Discovery siteJohannesburg
Discovery date18 May 1912
Designations
(758) Mancunia
Pronunciation/mænˈkjuːniə/[1]
1912 PE
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc101.39 yr (37034 d)
Aphelion3.6704 AU (549.08 Gm)
Perihelion2.7081 AU (405.13 Gm)
3.1893 AU (477.11 Gm)
Eccentricity0.15086
5.70 yr (2080.3 d)
260.973°
0° 10m 22.98s / day
Inclination5.6102°
106.200°
314.999°
Earth MOID1.72323 AU (257.792 Gm)
Jupiter MOID1.66575 AU (249.193 Gm)
TJupiter3.172
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
42.74±3.35 km[2]
43.54 ± 0.655 km[3]
Mass(9.31 ± 0.80) × 1017 kg[3]
Mean density
2.69 ± 0.26 g/cm3[3]
12.7253 h (0.53022 d)
0.1317±0.023
8.16

    References
    1. "Mancunian". Oxford English Dictionary (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press. September 2005. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
    2. "758 Mancunia (1912 PE)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
    3. Carry, B. (December 2012), "Density of asteroids", Planetary and Space Science, 73, pp. 98–118, arXiv:1203.4336, Bibcode:2012P&SS...73...98C, doi:10.1016/j.pss.2012.03.009. See Table 1.


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