296 Phaëtusa

296 Phaëtusa
Discovery
Discovered by Auguste Charlois
Discovery date 19 August 1890
Designations
MPC designation (296) Phaëtusa
Named after
Phaethusa
Main belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 85.28 yr (31149 d)
Aphelion 2.58669 AU (386.963 Gm)
Perihelion 1.87025 AU (279.785 Gm)
2.22847 AU (333.374 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.16075
3.33 yr (1215.1 d)
19.95 km/s
272.510°
 17m 46.586s / day
Inclination 1.74738°
121.585°
252.628°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 7 - 15 km
4.5385 h (0.18910 d)
12.62

    296 Phaëtusa is a small Main belt asteroid.[1] It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 19 August 1890 in Nice.

    References

    1. 1 2 "296 Phaetusa". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 May 2016.


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