302 Clarissa

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302 Clarissa
Discovery A
Discoverer Auguste Charlois
Discovery date November 14, 1890
Alternate
designations
B
Category Main belt
Orbital elements C
Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
Eccentricity (e) 0.112
Semi-major axis (a) 359.8 Gm (2.405 AU)
Perihelion (q) 319.384 Gm (2.135 AU)
Aphelion (Q) 400.215 Gm (2.675 AU)
Orbital period (P) 1362.364 d (3.73 a)
Mean orbital speed 19.21 km/s
Inclination (i) 3.413°
Longitude of the
ascending node
(Ω)
7.967°
Argument of
perihelion
(ω)
54.677°
Mean anomaly (M) 184.296°
Physical characteristics D
Dimensions 39.0 km
Mass unknown
Density unknown
Surface gravity unknown
Escape velocity unknown
Rotation period unknown
Spectral class C
Absolute magnitude 10.89
Albedo (geometric) unknown
Mean surface
temperature
unknown
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302 Clarissa is a typical Main belt asteroid. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of carbonaceous material.

It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on November 14, 1890 in Nice.