372 Palma

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372 Palma
Discovery A
Discoverer Auguste Charlois
Discovery date August 19, 1893
Alternate
designations B		 1893 AH
Category Main belt
Orbital elements C
Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
Eccentricity (e) 0.263
Semi-major axis (a) 470.409 Gm (3.144 AU)
Perihelion (q) 346.768 Gm (2.318 AU)
Aphelion (Q) 594.05 Gm (3.971 AU)
Orbital period (P) 2036.644 d (5.58 a)
Mean orbital speed 16.8 km/s
Inclination (i) 23.866°
Longitude of the
ascending node (Ω)		 327.47°
Argument of
perihelion (ω)		 116.087°
Mean anomaly (M) 253.584°
Physical characteristics D
Dimensions 189.0 km
Mass unknown
Density unknown
Surface gravity unknown
Escape velocity unknown
Rotation period unknown
Spectral class unknown
Absolute magnitude 7.2
Albedo (geometric) unknown
Mean surface
temperature		 unknown
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372 Palma is one of the largest Main belt asteroids.

It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on August 19, 1893 in Nice. It is thought to be named for the capital city of Mallorca, an island in the Balerics, which are located south of France. It is one of seven of Charlois's discoveries that was expressly named by the Astromomisches Rechen-Institut (Astronomical Calculation Institute). [1]

[edit] References

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