280 Philia

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280 Philia
Discovery A
Discoverer Johann Palisa
Discovery date October 29, 1888
Alternate
designations
B
Category Main belt
Orbital elements C
Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
Eccentricity (e) 0.106
Semi-major axis (a) 440.483 Gm (2.944 AU)
Perihelion (q) 393.613 Gm (2.631 AU)
Aphelion (Q) 487.353 Gm (3.258 AU)
Orbital period (P) 1845.459 d (5.05 a)
Mean orbital speed 17.31 km/s
Inclination (i) 7.446°
Longitude of the
ascending node
(Ω)
10.404°
Argument of
perihelion
(ω)
85.749°
Mean anomaly (M) 317.496°
Physical characteristics D
Dimensions 46.0 km
Mass unknown
Density unknown
Surface gravity unknown
Escape velocity unknown
Rotation period unknown
Spectral class unknown
Absolute magnitude 10.7
Albedo (geometric) unknown
Mean surface
temperature
unknown
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280 Philia is a fairly large Main belt asteroid.

It was discovered by Johann Palisa on October 29, 1888 in Vienna.