(313) Chaldaea

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Asteroid
(313) Chaldaea
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Inner main belt
Major semi-axis 2,375  AU
eccentricity 0.181
Perihelion - aphelion 1.945 AU - 2.805 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 11.7 °
Length of the ascending node 176.7 °
Argument of the periapsis 316.2 °
Time of passage of the perihelion April 3, 2010
Sidereal period 3 a 242 d
Mean orbital velocity 19.2 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 96.34 km
Albedo 0.0524
Rotation period 8 h 24 min
Absolute brightness 8.9 likes
Spectral class C.
history
Explorer Johann Palisa
Date of discovery August 30, 1891
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(313) Chaldea is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt , which on 30 August 1891 by Johann Palisa the Observatory of Wien was discovered.

The celestial body was named after Chaldea , an ancient landscape in the Middle East.

Chaldaea has a diameter of 98 kilometers. The asteroid has a dark surface with an albedo of 0.052. It rotates around its own axis in around 8 hours and 24 minutes.

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