436 Patricia

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436 Patricia
Discovery A
Discoverer M. Wolf,
A. Schwassmann
Discovery date September 13, 1898
Alternate
designations
B
1898 DT
Category Main belt
Orbital elements C
Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
Eccentricity (e) 0.061
Semi-major axis (a) 479.618 Gm (3.206 AU)
Perihelion (q) 450.472 Gm (3.011 AU)
Aphelion (Q) 508.765 Gm (3.401 AU)
Orbital period (P) 2096.746 d (5.74 a)
Mean orbital speed 16.63 km/s
Inclination (i) 18.484°
Longitude of the
ascending node
(Ω)
351.515°
Argument of
perihelion
(ω)
38.093°
Mean anomaly (M) 183.276°
Physical characteristics D
Dimensions 60.0 km
Mass unknown
Density unknown
Surface gravity unknown
Escape velocity unknown
Rotation period unknown
Spectral class unknown
Absolute magnitude 9.8
Albedo (geometric) unknown
Mean surface
temperature
unknown
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436 Patricia is a large Main belt asteroid.

It was discovered by Max Wolf and A. Schwassmann on September 13, 1898 in Heidelberg.