356 Liguria

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356 Liguria
Discovery A
Discoverer Auguste Charlois
Discovery date January 21, 1893
Alternate
designations B		 1893 G
Category Main belt
Orbital elements C
Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
Eccentricity (e) 0.24
Semi-major axis (a) 412.115 Gm (2.755 AU)
Perihelion (q) 313.262 Gm (2.094 AU)
Aphelion (Q) 510.968 Gm (3.416 AU)
Orbital period (P) 1670.052 d (4.57 a)
Mean orbital speed 17.95 km/s
Inclination (i) 8.232°
Longitude of the
ascending node (Ω)		 354.861°
Argument of
perihelion (ω)		 78.916°
Mean anomaly (M) 204.301°
Physical characteristics D
Dimensions 131.0 km
Mass unknown
Density unknown
Surface gravity unknown
Escape velocity unknown
Rotation period unknown
Spectral class unknown
Absolute magnitude 8.22
Albedo (geometric) unknown
Mean surface
temperature		 unknown
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356 Liguria is a very large Main belt asteroid.

It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on January 21, 1893 in Nice. It was named for the Italian region of the same name. It is one of seven of Charlois's discoveries that was expressly named by the Astromomisches Rechen-Institut (Astronomical Calculation Institute). [1]


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  1. ^ Schmadel Lutz D. Dictionary of Minor Planet Names (fifth edition), Springer, 2003. ISBN-10: 3540002383.