315 Constantia

315 Constantia
Discovery
Discovered by	Johann Palisa
Discovery date	September 4, 1891
Designations
Alternative names	none
Minor planet category	Main belt (Flora family)
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
Aphelion	391.583 Gm (2.618 AU)
Perihelion	278.998 Gm (1.865 AU)
Semi-major axis	335.29 Gm (2.241 AU)
Eccentricity	0.168
Orbital period	1225.558 d (3.36 a)
Average orbital speed	19.9 km/s
Mean anomaly	293.063°
Inclination	2.426°
Longitude of ascending node	161.765°
Argument of perihelion	172.823°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	5 - 12 km
Mass	unknown
Mean density	unknown
Surface gravity	unknown
Escape velocity	unknown
Rotation period	unknown
Albedo	unknown
Temperature	unknown
Spectral type	unknown
Absolute magnitude (H)	13.2

315 Constantia is a small asteroid belonging to the Flora family in the Main Belt.^[1] It was discovered by Johann Palisa on September 4, 1891 in Vienna.

References

↑ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". JPL. Retrieved 6 April 2015.

External links

315 Constantia at the JPL Small-Body Database

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