406 Erna
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Discovery A | |
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Discoverer | Auguste Charlois |
Discovery date | August 22, 1895 |
Alternate designations B |
1895 CB |
Category | Main belt |
Orbital elements C | |
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Eccentricity (e) | 0.183 |
Semi-major axis (a) | 435.972 Gm (2.914 AU) |
Perihelion (q) | 356.339 Gm (2.382 AU) |
Aphelion (Q) | 515.605 Gm (3.447 AU) |
Orbital period (P) | 1817.147 d (4.98 a) |
Mean orbital speed | 17.45 km/s |
Inclination (i) | 4.198° |
Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) |
315.863° |
Argument of perihelion (ω) |
38.107° |
Mean anomaly (M) | 336.544° |
Physical characteristics D | |
Dimensions | 49.0 km |
Mass | unknown |
Density | unknown |
Surface gravity | unknown |
Escape velocity | unknown |
Rotation period | unknown |
Spectral class | P |
Absolute magnitude | 10.36 |
Albedo (geometric) | unknown |
Mean surface temperature |
unknown |
406 Erna is a typical Main belt asteroid. It is classified as a P-type asteroid and is probably composed of primitive carbonaceus chondritic materials.
It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on August 22, 1895 in Nice.
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