376 Geometria

376 Geometria

A three-dimensional model of 376 Geometria based on its light curve.
Discovery
Discovered by Auguste Charlois
Discovery date 18 September 1893
Designations
Named after
geometry
1893 AM
Main belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 117.12 yr (42778 d)
Aphelion 2.6832 AU (401.40 Gm)
Perihelion 1.89372 AU (283.296 Gm)
2.28846 AU (342.349 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.17249
3.46 yr (1264.5 d)
19.69 km/s
263.232°
 17m 4.924s / day
Inclination 5.4338°
302.037°
316.703°
Earth MOID 0.88256 AU (132.029 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.39507 AU (358.297 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.574
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 34.91±2.1 km
7.74 h (0.323 d)[1]
7.74 ± 0.02 h[2]
0.2320±0.030
S
9.49

    376 Geometria is a main belt asteroid that was discovered by French astronomer Auguste Charlois on September 18, 1893 in Nice, France. It is classified as an S-type asteroid.[2]

    In 1983, 376 Geometria was observed photometrically from the Observatoire de Haute-Provence, producing an asymmetrical light curve that indicates a rotation period of 7.74 ± 0.02 hours with a brightness variation of 0.16 ± 0.01 in magnitude.[2]

    References

    1. 1 2 Yeomans, Donald K., "164 Eva", JPL Small-Body Database Browser, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, retrieved 11 May 2016.
    2. 1 2 3 Barucci, M. A.; di Martino, M. (July 1984), "Rotational rates of very small asteroids - 123 Brunhild, 376 Geometria, 437 Rhodia and 1224 Fantasia", Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series, 57, pp. 103–106, Bibcode:1984A&AS...57..103B.

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