297 Caecilia

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297 Caecilia
Discovery A
Discoverer Auguste Charlois
Discovery date September 9, 1890
Alternate
designations
B
Category Main Belt
Orbital elements C
Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
Eccentricity (e) 0.146
Semi-major axis (a) 472.962 Gm (3.162 AU)
Perihelion (q) 404.118 Gm (2.701 AU)
Aphelion (Q) 541.807 Gm (3.622 AU)
Orbital period (P) 2053.25 d (5.62 a)
Mean orbital speed 16.75 km/s
Inclination (i) 7.55°
Longitude of the
ascending node
(Ω)
332.241°
Argument of
perihelion
(ω)
355.652°
Mean anomaly (M) 99.265°
Physical characteristics D
Dimensions 40.0 km
Mass unknown
Density unknown
Surface gravity unknown
Escape velocity unknown
Rotation period unknown
Spectral class unknown
Absolute magnitude 9.5
Albedo (geometric) unknown
Mean surface
temperature
unknown
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297 Caecilia is a typical Main belt asteroid.

It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on September 9, 1890 in Nice.