403 Cyane
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Auguste Charlois |
Discovery date | 18 May 1895 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | (403) Cyane |
Pronunciation | /ˈsaɪəniː/[1] |
Named after | Cyane |
1895 BX | |
Minor planet category | Main belt |
Adjectives | Cyanean /saɪˈeɪniːən/,[2] /saɪəˈniːən/ |
Orbital characteristics[3] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 120.89 yr (44155 d) |
Aphelion | 3.08158 AU (460.998 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.53799 AU (379.678 Gm) |
2.80979 AU (420.339 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.096731 |
4.71 yr (1720.3 d) | |
350.231° | |
0° 12m 33.35s / day | |
Inclination | 9.14883° |
244.411° | |
255.602° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 49.49±1.1 km |
12.283 h (0.5118 d) | |
0.1653±0.007 | |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.0 |
Cyane (minor planet designation: 403 Cyane) is a typical Main belt asteroid.
It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 18 May 1895 in Nice.
References[]
- ^ Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
- ^ "cyanean". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
- ^ "403 Cyane (1895 BX)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
External links[]
- 403 Cyane at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 403 Cyane at the JPL Small-Body Database
Categories:
- Minor planet object articles (numbered)
- Background asteroids
- Discoveries by Auguste Charlois
- Minor planets named from Greek mythology
- Named minor planets
- S-type asteroids (Tholen)
- S-type asteroids (SMASS)
- Astronomical objects discovered in 1895
- Main-belt-asteroid stubs