358 Apollonia

Apolonia (minor planet designation: 358 Apolonia) is a large Main belt asteroid.[3] It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 8 March 1893 in Nice.

358 Apollonia
Discovery
Discovered byAuguste Charlois
Discovery date8 March 1893
Designations
(358) Apollonia
Pronunciation/æpəˈlniə/[1][2]
1893 K
Main belt
Orbital characteristics[3]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc118.08 yr (43129 d)
Aphelion3.31497 AU (495.912 Gm)
Perihelion2.43597 AU (364.416 Gm)
2.87547 AU (430.164 Gm)
Eccentricity0.15284
4.88 yr (1781.0 d)
179.300°
 12m 7.682s / day
Inclination3.55411°
172.161°
253.343°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions89.45±2.7 km
50.6 h (2.11 d)
0.0506±0.003
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    References

    1. Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
    2. "Apollonian". Oxford English Dictionary (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press. September 2005. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
    3. "358 Apollonia (1893 K)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 May 2016.


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