373 Melusina
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Auguste Charlois |
| Discovery date | 15 September 1893 |
| Designations | |
| 1893 AJ | |
| 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) |
| 3.11658 AU (466.234 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.14207 |
| 5.50 yr (2009.6 d) | |
Average orbital speed | 16.88 km/s |
| 127.53° | |
| 0° 10m 44.904s / day | |
| Inclination | 15.432° |
| 3.8355° | |
| 347.763° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.67012 AU (249.846 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 1.88214 AU (281.564 Gm) |
| Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 3.146 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 95.77±3.7 km |
| Mass | unknown |
Mean density | unknown |
Equatorial surface gravity | unknown |
Equatorial escape velocity | unknown |
| 12.97 h (0.540 d) | |
| 0.0429±0.004 | |
| Temperature | unknown |
| C | |
| 9.13 | |
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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 September 15, 1893 in Nice.
References
- 1 2 "373 Melusina (1893 AJ)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
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