(402) Chloe
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Asteroid (402) Chloë |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Middle main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.558 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.113 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.27 AU - 2.846 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 11.8 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 129.5 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 17.6 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | June 29, 2009 |
| Sidereal period | 4 a 33 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 18.6 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 54 ± 2.5 km |
| Albedo | 0.1483 |
| Rotation period | 10 h 40 min |
| Absolute brightness | 9.02 mag |
| Spectral class | S. |
| history | |
| Explorer | A. Charlois |
| Date of discovery | March 21, 1895 |
| Another name | 1895 BW |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
(402) Chloë is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 21 March 1895 by French astronomer Auguste Charlois in Nice was discovered.
The name of the asteroid was based on the nickname Chloe, the goddess Demeter, from Greek mythology.