406 Erna

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406 Erna
Discovery A
Discoverer Auguste Charlois
Discovery date August 22, 1895
Alternate
designations
B
1895 CB
Category Main belt
Orbital elements C
Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
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
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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.