4769 Castalia

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Project home: AsteroidPack 1.00.zip
Author: Nighthawke
Current version: 1.00
Compatibility: Orbiter 2005, Orbiter 2006, Orbiter 2010, Orbiter 2016


4769 Castalia
4769 Castalia.png
4769 Castalia in Orbiter
Designation
Name 4769 Castalia
Reference body Sun
Number of satellites 0
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch
Semimajor axis (a) 159050773004.883
Eccentricity (e) 0.483237084250589
Inclination (i) 0.155101424092898
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) 5.68412614431682
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) 7.80093107166837
Mean longitude (L) 12.5695237899611
Rotational Elements
Sidereal Rotation Period 14400
Sidereal Rotation Offset 0
Obliquity 0
Selected physical parameters
Mean radius 1800
Mass 5×1011
Mean surface gravity 1.02998 m/s2
Escape velocity 0.19256 m/s
Note *Elements given are from 4769 Castalia.cfg file.

4769 Castalia is a near-Earth object of the Apollo group of asteroids. It was discovered by w:Eleanor Helin at w:Palomar Observatory on 9 August 1969, and on 28 August 1989, Castalia was observed by radar at w:Arecibo Observatory, the first asteroid modeled by radar. Castalia was made available in Orbiter by Nighthawke's AsteroidPack v1.00 zip file.

Physical Characteristics in Orbiter

In Orbiter Castalia appears to be a contact binary, has a mean diameter of about 1800 meters and a mass of 5×1011 kg. Surface Gravity is about 0.00001 m/s2, and escape velocity is about 0.2 m/s. Landing on Castalia near the waist the spacecraft will land on the radius above the texture surface, but, near the ends, it will land below the texture surface.

Orbital characteristics in Orbiter

The orbit of Castalia varies from inside the orbit of Venus to just outside that of Mars, Semimajor axis is about 159 million Km at an eccentricity 0.483, inclination is of Orbital period is about 400 days.