(376) Geometria

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Asteroid
(376) Geometria
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.289  AU
eccentricity 0.171
Perihelion - aphelion 1.898 AU - 2.68 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 5.4 °
Length of the ascending node 302.2 °
Argument of the periapsis 316.3 °
Time of passage of the perihelion August 1, 2010
Sidereal period 3 a 169 d
Mean orbital velocity 19.5 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 35 km
Albedo 0.23
Rotation period 7.7 h
Absolute brightness 9.5 likes
Spectral class S.
history
Explorer Auguste Charlois
Date of discovery September 18, 1893
Another name 1893 AM
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(376) Geometria is a main belt asteroid discovered on September 18, 1893 by the French astronomer Auguste Charlois . Its orbit has a semi-major axis of 2.3 and an orbital eccentricity of 0.17. Thus it moves at a distance of 1.9 ( perihelion ) to 2.7 ( aphelion ) astronomical units in 3  a  169  d around the sun . The orbit is inclined 5.4 ° to the ecliptic .

The asteroid is 35 kilometers in diameter.

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