360 Carlova

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360 Carlova
Discovery A
Discoverer Auguste Charlois
Discovery date March 11, 1893
Alternate
designations
B
1893 N
Category Main belt
Orbital elements C
Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
Eccentricity (e) 0.182
Semi-major axis (a) 448.556 Gm (2.998 AU)
Perihelion (q) 366.965 Gm (2.453 AU)
Aphelion (Q) 530.147 Gm (3.544 AU)
Orbital period (P) 1896.387 d (5.19 a)
Mean orbital speed 17.2 km/s
Inclination (i) 11.713°
Longitude of the
ascending node
(Ω)
132.67°
Argument of
perihelion
(ω)
288.654°
Mean anomaly (M) 273.152°
Physical characteristics D
Dimensions 116.0 km
Mass unknown
Density unknown
Surface gravity unknown
Escape velocity unknown
Rotation period unknown
Spectral class C
Absolute magnitude 8.48
Albedo (geometric) unknown
Mean surface
temperature
unknown
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360 Carlova 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 March 11, 1893 in Nice.