(294) Felicia

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Asteroid
(294) Felicia
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Outer main belt
Major semi-axis 3.147  AU
eccentricity 0.241
Perihelion - aphelion 2.388 AU - 3.906 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 6.3 °
Length of the ascending node 136.1 °
Argument of the periapsis 184.8 °
Time of passage of the perihelion March 28, 2013
Sidereal period 5 a 212 d
Mean orbital velocity 16.5 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 53 km
Albedo 0.0910
Rotation period 10 h 25 min
Absolute brightness 9.6 likes
history
Explorer A. Charlois
Date of discovery July 15, 1890
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(294) Felicia is an asteroid of the outer main asteroid belt , which was discovered on July 15, 1890 by Auguste Charlois at the Observatory of Nice .

Felicia moves from 2.3709 ( perihelion ) to 3.9098 ( aphelion ) astronomical units around the sun in 5.5651 years . The orbit is 6,3001 ° inclined to the ecliptic , the orbital eccentricity is 0.2450.

Felicia is 53 kilometers in diameter. It has a dark surface with an albedo of 0.091.

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