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449 Hamburga is a carbonaceous asteroid from the background

449 Hamburga
population of the intermediate asteroid belt, approximately 75
kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by German astronomers Discovery [1][2]
Max Wolf and Friedrich Schwassmann at Heidelberg Observatory Discovered by M. F. Wolf
on 31 October 1899, and later named after the city of Hamburg in A. Schwassmann
Germany.[3][2] Discovery site Heidelberg Obs.
Discovery date 31 October 1899
Designations
MPC designation (449) Hamburga
Hamburga is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably Named after Hamburg [3]
composed of carbonaceous material. It is named for the city of (German city)
Hamburg in Germany.[3] The name was announced in 1901 during a Alternative 1899 EU · 1947 OA
festival held by the Mathematical Society of Hamburg.[3] designations 1948 TO · A901 EA

In the 1980s and 1990s, NASA considered a spacecraft mission to Minor planet main-belt · (middle) [4]
category background [5]
the asteroid.[18] The mission plan called for a launch in 1995 and a
flyby of Hamburga in early 1998.The McDonalds chain of Orbital characteristics [1]
restaurants expressed an interest in sponsoring the mission which Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
was discussed in exploratory meetings between themselves and
Uncertainty parameter 0
NASA. [19]
Observation arc 117.91 yr (43,066 days)
In August 1988 in the United States' city of Baltimore, P. Weissman Aphelion 2.9931 AU
addressed the International Astronomical Union on a mission to
Perihelion 2.1097 AU
this asteroid (449), a mission which also include a rendezvous with
Semi-major axis 2.5514 AU
Comet Kopf.[20] See Comet Rendezvous Asteroid Flyby for more on
the mission to the comet. This mission can also be compared to Eccentricity 0.1731
Rosetta, which successfully flew by two minor planets and orbited a Orbital period 4.08 yr (1,489 days)
Comet during its approach to the Sun in the early 21st century. P. Mean anomaly 228.86°
Weissman later worked on the Rosetta mission.[21]
Mean motion 0° 14m 30.48s / day
It was predicted that 449 occulted the star HIP 1424 in July Inclination 3.0847°
2013.[22] Longitude of 85.923°
ascending node
449 Hamburga was identified as one of three asteroids that were
Argument of 47.281°
likely to be a parent body for chondrites along with 304 Olga and
perihelion
335 Roberta.[23] All three asteroids were known to have low-albedo
Physical characteristics
(not reflect as much light) and be close to "meteorite producing
resonances".[23] Chrondrites are the most common type of meteor Dimensions 55.09 ± 14.25 km[6]
found on Earth, accounting for over 80% of all meteors.[24] They are 63.61 ± 0.75 km[7]
named for the tiny spherical silicate particles that are found inside 66.76 ± 4.82 km[8]
them (those particles are called chondrules).[24] 77.90 ± 22.29 km[9]

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