369 Aëria

369 Aëria
Discovery
Discovered by A. Borrelly
Discovery date 4 July 1893
Designations
Named after
Air
1893 AE
Main belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 122.77 yr (44840 d)
Aphelion 2.9067 AU (434.84 Gm)
Perihelion 2.3908 AU (357.66 Gm)
2.6487 AU (396.24 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.097389
4.31 yr (1574.5 d)
18.3 km/s
114.414°
 13m 43.104s / day
Inclination 12.708°
94.279°
268.426°
Earth MOID 1.42801 AU (213.627 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.51368 AU (376.041 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.350
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 60.00±1.2 km
4.778 h (0.1991 d)
0.1919±0.008
M
8.52

    369 Aëria is a large asteroid residing in the asteroid belt that was discovered by the French astronomer A. Borrelly on July 4, 1893 in Marseilles. Based upon the spectrum, it is classified as an M-type asteroid.

    In 1984, the asteroid was observed from the European Southern Observatory, allowing a composite light curve to be produced. This asymmetric curve showed a rotation period of 4.787 ± 0.005 hours and a low brightness variation of 0.08 ± 0.01 in magnitude.[2] The period estimate has since been refined, giving a value of 4.7781 hours.[1]

    References

    1. 1 2 "369 Aeria", JPL Small-Body Database Browser, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, retrieved 11 May 2016.
    2. Dotto, E.; et al. (June 1992), "M-type asteroids - Rotational properties of 16 objects", Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series, 95 (2), pp. 195–211, Bibcode:1992A&AS...95..195D.

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