297 Caecilia
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Auguste Charlois |
Discovery date | 9 September 1890 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | (297) Caecilia |
Pronunciation | /siːˈsɪliə/[1] |
Minor planet category | Main Belt |
Orbital characteristics[2] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 115.88 yr (42326 d) |
Aphelion | 3.6149 AU (540.78 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.7117 AU (405.66 Gm) |
3.1633 AU (473.22 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.14276 |
5.63 yr (2055.0 d) | |
116.75° | |
0° 10m 30.684s / day | |
Inclination | 7.5526° |
332.104° | |
354.125° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 39.48±1.8 km |
Synodic rotation period | 4.163 h (0.1735 d) |
0.1796±0.018 | |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.1 |
Caecilia (minor planet designation: 297 Caecilia) is a typical Main belt asteroid. It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 9 September 1890 in Nice.
Photometric observations during 2003 showed a rotation period of 6.163 ± 0.004 hours with a brightness variation of 0.15 in magnitude.[3]
References[]
- ^ Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
- ^ "297 Caecilia". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ Cooney, Walter R., Jr. (March 2005), "Lightcurve results for minor planets 228 Agathe, 297 Caecilia, 744 Aguntina 1062 Ljuba, 1605 Milankovitch, and 3125 Hay", The Minor Planet Bulletin, 32 (1): 15–16, Bibcode:2005MPBu...32...15C.
External links[]
- 297 Caecilia at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 297 Caecilia at the JPL Small-Body Database
Categories:
- Minor planet object articles (numbered)
- Background asteroids
- Astronomical objects discovered in 1890
- Discoveries by Auguste Charlois
- Minor planets with names of unknown origin
- Named minor planets
- Main-belt-asteroid stubs