360 Carlova

360 Carlova

A three-dimensional model of 360 Carlova based on its light curve.
Discovery
Discovered by Auguste Charlois
Discovery date 11 March 1893
Designations
1893 N
Main belt
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
Aphelion 530.147 Gm (3.544 AU)
Perihelion 366.965 Gm (2.453 AU)
448.556 Gm (2.998 AU)
Eccentricity 0.182
1896.387 d (5.19 a)
17.2 km/s
273.152°
Inclination 11.713°
132.67°
288.654°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 116.0 km
Mass unknown
Mean density
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
Albedo unknown
Temperature unknown
Spectral type
C
8.48

    360 Carlova is a very large main-belt asteroid.[1] It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of carbonaceous material. It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 11 March 1893 in Nice.

    References

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

    External links


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