344 Desiderata
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| Discovery A | |
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| Discoverer | Auguste Charlois |
| Discovery date | November 15, 1892 |
| Alternate designations B |
1892 M |
| Category | Main belt |
| Orbital elements C | |
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| Eccentricity (e) | 0.316 |
| Semi-major axis (a) | 388.218 Gm (2.595 AU) |
| Perihelion (q) | 265.684 Gm (1.776 AU) |
| Aphelion (Q) | 510.751 Gm (3.414 AU) |
| Orbital period (P) | 1526.916 d (4.18 a) |
| Mean orbital speed | 18.49 km/s |
| Inclination (i) | 18.355° |
| Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) |
48.253° |
| Argument of perihelion (ω) |
237.382° |
| Mean anomaly (M) | 30.843° |
| Physical characteristics D | |
| Dimensions | 132.0 km |
| Mass | unknown |
| Density | unknown |
| Surface gravity | unknown |
| Escape velocity | unknown |
| Rotation period | unknown |
| Spectral class | C? |
| Absolute magnitude | 8.08 |
| Albedo (geometric) | unknown |
| Mean surface temperature |
unknown |
344 Desiderata 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 Auguste Charlois on November 15, 1892 in Nice.
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