294 Felicia

294 Felicia
Discovery
Discovered by	Auguste Charlois
Discovery date	July 15, 1890
Designations
Minor planet category	Main belt
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
Aphelion	584.893 Gm (3.91 AU)
Perihelion	354.688 Gm (2.371 AU)
Semi-major axis	469.791 Gm (3.14 AU)
Eccentricity	0.245
Orbital period	2032.632 d (5.57 a)
Average orbital speed	16.81 km/s
Mean anomaly	193.606°
Inclination	6.3°
Longitude of ascending node	136.273°
Argument of perihelion	184.71°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	53.0 km
Mass	unknown
Mean density	unknown
Surface gravity	unknown
Escape velocity	unknown
Rotation period	unknown
Albedo	0.091
Temperature	unknown
Spectral type	unknown
Absolute magnitude (H)	9.6

294 Felicia is a sizeable Main belt asteroid. It is approximately 35 km in diameter and has an orbital period of 5.5 years.^[1] It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on July 15, 1890 in Nice.

References

↑ James R. Lewis. The Astrology Book: The Encyclopedia of Heavenly Influences. Retrieved 6 April 2015.

External links

294 Felicia at the JPL Small-Body Database

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