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Discovery
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| Discovered by | Auguste Charlois |
| Discovery date | March 17, 1893 |
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Designations
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| Named after | Padua |
| Alternate name(s) | 1893 S |
| Minor planet category |
Main belt (Lydia) |
| Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5) | |
| Aphelion | 441.068 Gm (2.948 AU) |
| Perihelion | 380.897 Gm (2.546 AU) |
| Semi-major axis | 410.982 Gm (2.747 AU) |
| Eccentricity | 0.073 |
| Orbital period | 1663.172 d (4.55 a) |
| Average orbital speed | 17.97 km/s |
| Mean anomaly | 5.679° |
| Inclination | 5.951° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 64.995° |
| Argument of perihelion | 294.64° |
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Physical characteristics
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| Dimensions | 35 - 75 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) | 9.01 |
363 Padua a Main belt asteroid.[1]
It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on March 17, 1893 in Nice. It was named after the city of Padova, which is located near Venice, Italy.[2]
Richard P. Binzel and Schelte Bus further added to the knowledge about this asteroid in a lightwave survey published in 2003. This project was known as Small Main-belt Asteroid Spectroscopic Survey, Phase II or SMASSII, which built on a previous survey of the main-belt asteroids. The visible-wavelength (0.435-0.925 micrometre) spectra data was gathered between August 1993 and March 1999.[3]
Lightcurve data has also been recorded by observers at the Antelope Hill Observatory, which has been designated as an official observatory by the Minor Planet Center.[4]
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