316 Goberta

316 Goberta is a mid-sized Themistian asteroid^[4] that was discovered by French astronomer Auguste Charlois on 8 September 1891 in Nice.^[5]

316 Goberta

Orbital diagram
Discovery
Discovered by	Auguste Charlois
Discovery date	8 September 1891
Designations
MPC designation	(316) Goberta
Minor planet category	Main belt (Themis)
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	124.27 yr (45391 d)
Aphelion	3.61240 AU (540.407 Gm)
Perihelion	2.7458 AU (410.77 Gm)
Semi-major axis	3.1791 AU (475.59 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.13629
Orbital period (sidereal)	5.67 yr (2070.4 d)
Mean anomaly	315.703°
Mean motion	0° 10m 25.968s / day
Inclination	2.3390°
Longitude of ascending node	123.921°
Argument of perihelion	314.741°
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter	47.92±1.9 km
Synodic rotation period	8.605 h (0.3585 d)[1] 8.605 ± 0.01 hours[2]
Geometric albedo	0.0925±0.008
Absolute magnitude (H)	10.1,[1] 9.87[3]

The light curve of 316 Goberta shows a periodicity of 8.605 ± 0.01 hours, during which time the brightness of the object varies by 0.20 ± 0.05 in magnitude.^[2]