334 Chicago
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This article is about the Main belt asteroid. For other uses, see Chicago (disambiguation).
Discovery A | |
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Discoverer | Max Wolf |
Discovery date | August 23, 1892 |
Alternate designations B |
1892 L |
Category | Main belt |
Orbital elements C | |
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Eccentricity (e) | 0.027 |
Semi-major axis (a) | 583.145 Gm (3.898 AU) |
Perihelion (q) | 567.598 Gm (3.794 AU) |
Aphelion (Q) | 598.693 Gm (4.002 AU) |
Orbital period (P) | 2811.04 d (7.7 a) |
Mean orbital speed | 15.09 km/s |
Inclination (i) | 4.641° |
Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) |
130.348° |
Argument of perihelion (ω) |
146.242° |
Mean anomaly (M) | 292.853° |
Physical characteristics D | |
Dimensions | 156.0 km |
Mass | unknown |
Density | unknown |
Surface gravity | unknown |
Escape velocity | unknown |
Rotation period | unknown |
Spectral class | C |
Absolute magnitude | 7.64 |
Albedo (geometric) | unknown |
Mean surface temperature |
unknown |
334 Chicago is a very large Main belt asteroid. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of carbonaceous material.
It was discovered by Max Wolf on August 23, 1892 in Heidelberg.
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