(363) Padua
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Asteroid (363) Padua |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Middle main belt |
| Asteroid family | Lydia family |
| Major semi-axis | 2.746 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.071 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.55 AU - 2.942 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 5.9 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 64.9 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 293.3 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | July 18, 2009 |
| Sidereal period | 4 a 201 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.9 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 97.0 km |
| Rotation period | 8 h 24 min |
| Absolute brightness | 9.01 mag |
| Spectral class | XC |
| history | |
| Explorer | Auguste Charlois |
| Date of discovery | March 17, 1893 |
| Another name | 1893 S, A891 WA, 1930 HP, 1945 QG, 1945 RD |
| 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. | |
(363) Padua is an asteroid of the main belt discovered on March 17, 1893 by the French astronomer Auguste Charlois at the Nice Observatory.
The name was given in 1901 and the name was probably chosen by the Berlin Astronomical Computing Institute at the time . The asteroid is probably named after the Italian city of the same name .
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ J. Bauschinger: Designation of small planets . In: Astronomical News . tape 156 , 1901, pp. 239 , bibcode : 1901AN .... 156..239. .