(318) Magdalena

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Asteroid
(318) Magdalena
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Outer main belt
Major semi-axis 3.193  AU
eccentricity 0.084
Perihelion - aphelion 2.925 AU - 3.461 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 10.6 °
Length of the ascending node 161.7 °
Argument of the periapsis 299 °
Time of passage of the perihelion May 24, 2008
Sidereal period 5 a 258 d
Mean orbital velocity 16.6 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 85 km
Rotation period 59 h 30 min
Absolute brightness 9.4 mag
Spectral class CXF
history
Explorer A. Charlois
Date of discovery September 24, 1891
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(318) Magdalena is an asteroid of the outer main asteroid belt , which was discovered on September 24, 1891 by Auguste Charlois at the Observatory of Nice .

Magdalena moves at a distance of 2.9268 ( perihelion ) to 3.4610 ( aphelion ) astronomical units around the sun in 5.708 years . The orbit is inclined 10.6409 ° to the ecliptic , the orbit eccentricity is 0.0836.

Magdalena has a diameter of 85 kilometers.

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