Summary for : (259) Aletheia

DynT.TT.BT T.L B T.DDensity (g/cm^3)Δρ/ρDiameter (km)ΔD/DMass (kg)ΔM/MRefAvg.M
MBACPXX | X-1.13 ± 1.52   (E)134 %186.3 ± 8.94.8 %3.82e+18 ± 5.10e+18133 %SEVM
MBACPXX | X-0.23 ± 2.44   (E)1065 %187.0 ± 5.63.0 %7.83e+17 ± 8.34e+181065 %Sw.avg
MBAX2.16 ± 0.26   (B)12 %190.1 ± 6.83.6 %7.79e+18 ± 4.30e+176 %C?

Average asteroid densities (g/cm^3):
C = 1.3 ± 0.6, B = 2.4 ± 0.5, S = 2.7 ± 0.5, M = 3.5 ± 1.0, P = 2.8 ± 1.6, X = 1.9 ± 0.8, Xc = 4.9 ± 0.9, Xk = 4.2 ± 0.7 (Ref)

Object is a Gaia target for mass determination !

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Note: The density estimates have been ranked from (A) to (E), corresponding to the relative error: (B) less than 20%, (C) between 20 and 50%, (D) between 50 and 100%, and (E) more than 100%. (A) stands for (presumably) reliable estimates (accuracy better than 20%), based on more than 5 mass estimates and 5 diameter estimates, or a spacecraft encounter. Apparently unrealistic densities (ρ > 8) are tagged with (X).

EVM: average by using the Expected Value Method (Ref). w.avg: weighted average (with w = 1/err^2).

T.T: Tholen Tax Class. T.B: Bus & Binzel Tax Class. T T.L: S3OS2 Lazarro (Tholen) Tax Class. T.L B: S3OS2 Lazarro (Bus & Binzel) Tax Class. T.D: DeMeo Tax Class.

Ref: S = SiMDA, C = Carry (2012)

Diameter estimates

DesignationDiameter / Err (km)ΔD/DMethodYearRefNχ2Use
(259) Aletheia178.60 ± 6.803.8 % STM2004D93 1.28 1
(259) Aletheia190.50 ± 6.003.1 % Img2006D34 0.49 2
(259) Aletheia195.74 ± 1.830.9 % STM2010D64 26.73 3
(259) Aletheia198.48 ± 14.977.5 % NEATM2010D64 0.66 4
(259) Aletheia174.66 ± 2.361.4 % STM2011D8312 24.24 5
(259) Aletheia182.86 ± 3.491.9 % NEATM2011D72 0.96 6

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Notes (N):
1: This estimate is discarded for the average diameter (and derived density) calculation in Carry (2012).
2: This estimate is discarded for the average diameter (and derived density) calculation in SiMDA (catalog).

Img : Apparent size in disk-resolved imaging. NEATM : Near-Earth Asteroid Thermal Model. STM : Standard Thermal Model.


EVM diam. average D = (186.3 ± 8.91) km   (ΔD/D = 5%, SNR = 20.91) Derived bulk density ρ = (1.13 ± 1.52) g/cm3   (Δρ/ρ = 134%, SNR = 0.7)


References
D34(2006):Marchis, F., Kaasalainen, M., Hom, E.F.Y., Berthier, J., Enriquez, J., Hestroffer, D., Le Mignant, D., de Pater, I., 2006. Shape, size and multiplicity of main-belt asteroids. Icarus 185, 39–63.
D64(2010):Ryan, E.L., Woodward, C.E., 2010. Rectified Asteroid Albedos and Diameters from IRAS and MSX Photometry Catalogs. Astronomical Journal 140, 933–943.
D72(2011):Masiero, J.R., Mainzer, A.K., Grav, T., Bauer, J.M., Cutri, R.M., Dailey, J., Eisenhardt, P.R.M., McMillan, R.S., Spahr, T.B., Skrutskie, M.F., Tholen, D., Walker, R.G., Wright, E.L., DeBaun, E., Elsbury, D., Gautier, IV, T., Gomillion, S., Wilkins, A., 2011. Main Belt Asteroids with WISE/NEOWISE. I. Preliminary Albedos and Diameters. Astrophysical Journal 741, 68.
D83(2011):Usui, F., Kuroda, D., Müller, T.G., Hasegawa, S., Ishiguro, M., Ootsubo, T., Ishihara, D., Kataza, H., Takita, S., Oyabu, S., Ueno, M., Matsuhara, H., Onaka, T., 2011. Asteroid Catalog Using Akari: AKARI/IRC Mid-Infrared Asteroid Survey. Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan 63, 1117–1138.
D93(2004):Tedesco, E.F., Noah, P.V., Noah, M.C., Price, S.D., 2004. IRAS Minor Planet Survey. NASA Planetary Data System. IRAS-A-FPA-3-RDR-IMPS-V6.0.

Mass estimates

DesignationMass / Err (kg)ΔM/MMethodYearRefNχ2Use
(259) Aletheia8.23e+18 ± 4.66e+1857 %Deflec 2011M970.89 1
(259) Aletheia7.36e+18 ± 4.58e+1862 %Deflec 2011M970.60 2
(259) Aletheia2.56e+19 ± 9.38e+1837 %Deflec 2011M97125.39 3
(259) Aletheia3.72e+17 ± 1.69e+1745 %Ephem 2011M10012417.30 4
(259) Aletheia1.29e+19 ± 9.94e+178 %OrbFitN 2014M12383.92 5
(259) Aletheia5.43e+18 ± 1.99e+1837 %Ephem 2019M1260.65 6

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Notes (N):
1: This estimate is discarded for the average mass (and derived density) calculation in Carry (2012).
2: This estimate is discarded for the average mass (and derived density) calculation in SiMDA (catalog).
3: This estimate is an average of individual solutions listed before under the same reference (e.g. M125).

Deflec : Orbital deflection (close encounter) of one or several test asteroids (classical LSQ). Ephem : Planetary ephemeris solution. OrbFitN : Simultaneous multi-asteroid astrometric orbit solution (similar to 'Ephem').


EVM mass average M = (3.824 ± 5.101) × 1018 kg   (ΔM/M = 133%, SNR = 0.7) Derived bulk density ρ = (1.13 ± 1.52) g/cm3   (Δρ/ρ = 134%, SNR = 0.7)


References
M97(2011):Zielenbach, W., 2011. Mass Determination Studies of 104 Large Asteroids. Astronomical Journal 142, 120–128.
M100(2011):Fienga, A., Kuchynka, P., Laskar, J., Manche, H., Gastineau, M., 2011. Asteroid mass determinations with INPOP planetary ephemerides. EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2011 , 1879.
M123(2014):Goffin, E., 2014. Astrometric asteroid masses: a simultaneous determination. Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 565, id.A56, 8 pp.
M126(2019):Fienga, A., et. al, 2019. INPOP19a planetary ephemeris. Notes Scientifiques et Techniques de l'Institut de mécanique céleste,