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Discovery
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| Discovered by | Auguste Charlois |
| Discovery date | May 20, 1890 |
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Designations
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| Named after | Brazil |
| Minor planet category |
Main belt (Brasilia clump) |
| Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5) | |
| Aphelion | 472.664 Gm (3.16 AU) |
| Perihelion | 383.305 Gm (2.562 AU) |
| Semi-major axis | 427.984 Gm (2.861 AU) |
| Eccentricity | 0.104 |
| Orbital period | 1767.438 d (4.84 a) |
| Average orbital speed | 17.61 km/s |
| Mean anomaly | 330.384° |
| Inclination | 15.587° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 61.43° |
| Argument of perihelion | 88.846° |
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Physical characteristics
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| Dimensions | 55.0 km |
| Mass | unknown |
| Mean density | unknown |
| Equatorial surface gravity | unknown |
| Escape velocity | unknown |
| Rotation period | unknown |
| Albedo | unknown |
| Temperature | unknown |
| Spectral type | unknown |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.94 |
293 Brasilia is a large Main belt asteroid.
It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on May 20, 1890 in Nice.
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