695 Bella is a minor planet orbiting the Sun.

695 Bella
A three-dimensional model of 695 Bella based on its light curve
Discovery
Discovered byJoel Hastings Metcalf
Discovery siteTaunton, Massachusetts
Discovery date7 November 1909
Designations
(695) Bella
1909 JB
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc102.48 yr (37432 d)
Aphelion2.9457 AU (440.67 Gm)
Perihelion2.1375 AU (319.77 Gm)
2.5416 AU (380.22 Gm)
Eccentricity0.15900
4.05 yr (1480.0 d)
183.825°
0° 14m 35.7s / day
Inclination13.838°
275.632°
79.589°
Physical characteristics
24.09±0.75 km
14.222 h (0.5926 d)
0.1450±0.009
9.30

Although this asteroid has dynamic properties that make it a candidate for the Maria family, the spectral properties of the object indicate it is most likely an interloper. Instead, it may have been spalled off from 6 Hebe or its parent body. 695 Bella and 6 Hebe orbit on opposite sides of the 3:1 Kirkwood gap, and the two have similar orbital elements.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "695 Bella (1909 JB)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  2. ^ Fieber-Beyer, Sherry K.; et al. (June 2011), "The Maria asteroid family: Genetic relationships and a plausible source of mesosiderites near the 3:1 Kirkwood Gap", Icarus, 213 (2): 524–537, Bibcode:2011Icar..213..524F, doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2011.03.009, retrieved 23 December 2015.
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