410 Chloris

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410 Chloris
Discovery A
Discoverer Auguste Charlois
Discovery date January 7, 1896
Alternate
designations B		 1896 CH
Category Main belt (Chloris)
Orbital elements C
Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
Eccentricity (e) 0.237
Semi-major axis (a) 408.297 Gm (2.729 AU)
Perihelion (q) 311.5 Gm (2.082 AU)
Aphelion (Q) 505.094 Gm (3.376 AU)
Orbital period (P) 1646.896 d (4.51 a)
Mean orbital speed 18.03 km/s
Inclination (i) 10.921°
Longitude of the
ascending node (Ω)		 97.251°
Argument of
perihelion (ω)		 171.958°
Mean anomaly (M) 287.93°
Physical characteristics D
Dimensions 124.0 km
Mass unknown
Density unknown
Surface gravity unknown
Escape velocity unknown
Rotation period unknown
Spectral class C
Absolute magnitude 8.3
Albedo (geometric) unknown
Mean surface
temperature		 unknown
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410 Chloris is a very large Main belt asteroid. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of primitive carbonaceous material. It is the namesake of the Chloris family of asteroids.

It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on January 7, 1896 in Nice.

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