(302) Clarissa

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Asteroid
(302) Clarissa
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Inner main belt
Asteroid family Clarissa family
Major semi-axis 2.406  AU
eccentricity 0.111
Perihelion - aphelion 2.14 AU - 2.672 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 3.4 °
Length of the ascending node 7.9 °
Argument of the periapsis 54.4 °
Time of passage of the perihelion August 18, 2010
Sidereal period 3 a 267 d
Mean orbital velocity 19.1 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 39 km
Albedo 0.0524
Rotation period 14 h 23 min
Absolute brightness 10.89 likes
Spectral class F.
history
Explorer A. Charlois
Date of discovery November 14, 1890
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(302) Clarissa is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt , which on 14 November 1890 by Auguste Charlois at the Observatory of Nice was discovered.

Clarissa moves from 2.1350 ( perihelion ) to 2.6753 ( aphelion ) astronomical units around the sun in 3.73 years . The orbit is inclined 3.4128 ° to the ecliptic , the orbital eccentricity is 0.1123.

Clarissa is 39 kilometers in diameter. It has a dark surface with an albedo of 0.052. It rotates around its own axis in around 14 hours and 23 minutes.

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