373 Melusina

373 Melusina
Discovery
Discovered by	Auguste Charlois
Discovery date	15 September 1893
Designations
MPC designation	(373) Melusina
Alternative designations	1893 AJ
Minor planet category	Main belt
Orbital characteristics^[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	111.58 yr (40753 d)
Aphelion	3.5593 AU (532.46 Gm)
Perihelion	2.67382 AU (399.998 Gm)
Semi-major axis	3.11658 AU (466.234 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.14207
Orbital period	5.50 yr (2009.6 d)
Mean anomaly	127.53°
Mean motion	0° 10^m 44.904^s / day
Inclination	15.432°
Longitude of ascending node	3.8355°
Argument of perihelion	347.763°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	7004957700000000000♠95.77±3.7 km
Rotation period	12.97 h (0.540 d)
Geometric albedo	6998429000000000000♠0.0429±0.004
Spectral type	C
Absolute magnitude (H)	9.13

373 Melusina is a large Main belt asteroid.^[1] It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of carbonaceous material. It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 15 September 1893 in Nice.

References

1 2 "373 Melusina (1893 AJ)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 May 2016.

External links

373 Melusina at the JPL Small-Body Database
- Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters

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