513 Centesima - Physical Characteristics

Physical Characteristics

Being a small asteroid, and since most asteroids are pitted with craters, it is probably similar to that, especially being in a family of (fairly) close objects. It's small size immediately discludes it from dwarf planetary status; it is too small to be in hydrostatic equilibrium, and since there is no natural satellite in orbit around it, it's mass will remain a mystery, unless a satellite is spotted. Also, due to being small, like most asteroids, it probably is a cold and geologically dead world,though heat from a collision and, although more than likely false, tidal heating from Eos and other members of the family could leave slight remnants of an almost-but-not completely undifferentiated body. However, it is most likely, as previously mentioned, dead, and completely undifferentiated. Also, its' surface composition is probably similar to Eos. Given that, and using all observations, a coma has not been detected, around this asteroid belt object.