304 Olga

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304 Olga
Discovery
Discovered by Johann Palisa
Discovery date February 14, 1891
Designations
Minor planet category Main belt
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
Aphelion 439.164 Gm (2.936 AU)
Perihelion 280.017 Gm (1.872 AU)
Semi-major axis 359.591 Gm (2.404 AU)
Eccentricity 0.221
Orbital period 1361.177 d (3.727a)
Average orbital speed 18.974 km/s
Mean anomaly 32.708°
Inclination 15.838°
Longitude of ascending node 159.231°
Argument of perihelion 172.392°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 70.30 ± 2.32[1] km
Mass (1.15 ± 1.12) × 1018[1] kg
Spectral type C
Absolute magnitude (H) 9.74

    304 Olga is a large Main belt asteroid. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of carbonaceous material.

    It was discovered by Johann Palisa on February 14, 1891 in Vienna.

    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 Carry, B. (December 2012), "Density of asteroids", Planetary and Space Science 73: 98-118, arXiv:1203.4336, Bibcode:2012P&SS...73...98C, doi:10.1016/j.pss.2012.03.009.  See Table 1.
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