342 Endymion

342 Endymion
Discovery
Discovered by	Max Wolf
Discovery date	October 17, 1892
Designations
Named after	Endymion
Alternative names	1892 K
Minor planet category	Main belt, bower family
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
Aphelion	433.313 Gm (2.897 AU)
Perihelion	335.435 Gm (2.242 AU)
Semi-major axis	384.374 Gm (2.569 AU)
Eccentricity	0.127
Orbital period	1504.296 d (4.12 a)
Average orbital speed	18.58 km/s
Mean anomaly	49.705°
Inclination	7.339°
Longitude of ascending node	232.772°
Argument of perihelion	225.41°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	61.0 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)	10.22

342 Endymion is a large Main belt asteroid.^[1] It was discovered by Max Wolf on October 17, 1892 in Heidelberg.

References

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

External links

342 Endymion at the JPL Small-Body Database

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