372 Palma
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| Discovery A | |
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| Discoverer | Auguste Charlois |
| Discovery date | August 19, 1893 |
| Alternate designations B |
1893 AH |
| Category | Main belt |
| Orbital elements C | |
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| Eccentricity (e) | 0.263 |
| Semi-major axis (a) | 470.409 Gm (3.144 AU) |
| Perihelion (q) | 346.768 Gm (2.318 AU) |
| Aphelion (Q) | 594.05 Gm (3.971 AU) |
| Orbital period (P) | 2036.644 d (5.58 a) |
| Mean orbital speed | 16.8 km/s |
| Inclination (i) | 23.866° |
| Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) |
327.47° |
| Argument of perihelion (ω) |
116.087° |
| Mean anomaly (M) | 253.584° |
| Physical characteristics D | |
| Dimensions | 189.0 km |
| Mass | unknown |
| Density | unknown |
| Surface gravity | unknown |
| Escape velocity | unknown |
| Rotation period | unknown |
| Spectral class | unknown |
| Absolute magnitude | 7.2 |
| Albedo (geometric) | unknown |
| Mean surface temperature |
unknown |
372 Palma is one of the largest Main belt asteroids.
It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on August 19, 1893 in Nice.
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