578 Happelia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. On 24 February 2017 a possible small 3-kilometer moon was found orbiting the asteroid, based on occultation observations.[2]
References
- ^ "578 Happelia (1905 RZ)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "(578) Happelia occultation 2017/02/24". www.asteroidoccultation.com. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
External links
- Lightcurve plot of 578 Happelia, Palmer Divide Observatory, B. D. Warner (2008)
- Lightcurves 578 Happelia, tripod.com
- Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info Archived 16 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine)
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
- 578 Happelia at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 578 Happelia at the JPL Small-Body Database
