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Discovery
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| Discovered by | Auguste Charlois |
| Discovery date | August 19, 1893 |
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Designations
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| Named after | Palma |
| Alternate name(s) | 1893 AH |
| Minor planet category |
Main belt |
| Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5) | |
| Aphelion | 594.05 Gm (3.971 AU) |
| Perihelion | 346.768 Gm (2.318 AU) |
| Semi-major axis | 470.409 Gm (3.144 AU) |
| Eccentricity | 0.263 |
| Orbital period | 2036.644 d (5.58 a) |
| Average orbital speed | 16.8 km/s |
| Mean anomaly | 253.584° |
| Inclination | 23.866° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 327.47° |
| Argument of perihelion | 116.087° |
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Physical characteristics
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| Dimensions | 189.0 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) | 7.2 |
372 Palma is one of the largest main-belt asteroids.
It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on August 19, 1893, in Nice. It is thought to be named for the capital city of Majorca, an island in the Balearics (Spain), which are located south of France. It is one of seven of Charlois's discoveries that was expressly named by the Astromomisches Rechen-Institut (Astronomical Calculation Institute).[1]
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