346 Hermentaria

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346 Hermentaria
Discovery
Discovered by Auguste Charlois
Discovery date November 25, 1892
Designations
Named after Herment
Alternative names 1892 P
Minor planet category Main belt
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
Aphelion 461.184 Gm (3.083 AU)
Perihelion 375.242 Gm (2.508 AU)
Semi-major axis 418.213 Gm (2.796 AU)
Eccentricity 0.103
Orbital period 1707.256 d (4.67 a)
Average orbital speed 17.81 km/s
Mean anomaly 25.616°
Inclination 8.76°
Longitude of ascending node 92.17°
Argument of perihelion 290.088°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 93.27 ± 3.05[1] km
Mass (6.33 ± 0.18) × 1018[1] kg
Mean density 14.89 ± 1.52[1] g/cm3
Spectral type S
Absolute magnitude (H) 7.13

    346 Hermentaria is a very large main-belt asteroid. It is classified as an S-type asteroid.

    It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on November 25, 1892, in Nice.

    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 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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