367 Amicitia

367 Amicitia
A three-dimensional model of 367 Amicitia based on its light curve
Discovery
Discovered by Auguste Charlois
Discovery date 19 May 1893
Designations
MPC designation (367) Amicitia
Named after
 friendship
1893 AA
Main belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 110.06 yr (40199 d)
Aphelion 2.43145 AU (363.740 Gm)
Perihelion 2.00750 AU (300.318 Gm)
2.21948 AU (332.029 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.095505
3.31 yr (1207.7 d)
183.800°
0° 17m 53.077s / day
Inclination 2.94143°
83.4555°
55.5396°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 19.13±1.6 km
5.055 ± 0.001 h (0.210625 ± 4.2×10−5 d)[2]
0.2535±0.050
10.6

    367 Amicitia is a typical Main belt asteroid[1] that is a member of the Flora family.[2] It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 19 May 1893 in Nice.

    Amicitia is Latin for Friendship.

    References

    1. 1 2 "367 Amicitia (1893 AA)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
    2. 1 2 Kryszczynska, A.; et al. (October 2012). "Do Slivan states exist in the Flora family?. I. Photometric survey of the Flora region". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 546: 51. Bibcode:2012A&A...546A..72K. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201219199. A72.


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