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Discovery
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| Discovered by | Max Wolf |
| Discovery date | September 25, 1892 |
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Designations
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| Named after | California |
| Alternate name(s) | 1892 J; 1979 FY2 |
| Minor planet category |
Main belt (Flora family) |
| Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5) | |
| Aphelion | 392.985 Gm (2.627 AU) |
| Perihelion | 265.017 Gm (1.772 AU) |
| Semi-major axis | 329.001 Gm (2.199 AU) |
| Eccentricity | 0.194 |
| Orbital period | 1191.235 d (3.26 a) |
| Average orbital speed | 20.08 km/s |
| Mean anomaly | 187.1° |
| Inclination | 5.669° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 29.199° |
| Argument of perihelion | 293.349° |
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Physical characteristics
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| Dimensions | 15 km [1] |
| Mass | ~5×1015 (estimate) |
| Mean density | ~2.7 g/cm³ (estimate) [2] |
| Equatorial surface gravity | ~0.006 m/s² (estimate) |
| Escape velocity | ~0.009 km/s (estimate) |
| Rotation period | unknown |
| Albedo | 0.495 [1] |
| Temperature | ~162 K max: 256 K (-17°C) |
| Spectral type | S [3] |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.55 |
341 California is an asteroid belonging to the Flora family in the Main Belt, that has an unusually high albedo.
It was discovered by Max Wolf on September 25, 1892 in Heidelberg.
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