386 Siegena

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386 Siegena
Discovery
Discovered by Max Wolf
Discovery date March 1, 1894
Designations
Named after Siegen
Alternative names 1894 AY
Minor planet category Main belt
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
Aphelion 507.913 Gm (3.395 AU)
Perihelion 358.147 Gm (2.394 AU)
Semi-major axis 433.03 Gm (2.895 AU)
Eccentricity 0.173
Orbital period 1798.783 d (4.92 a)
Average orbital speed 17.51 km/s
Mean anomaly 305.663°
Inclination 20.255°
Longitude of ascending node 166.951°
Argument of perihelion 220.254°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 170.35 ± 8.40[1] km
Mass (8.14 ± 1.58) × 1018[1] kg
Mean density 3.14 ± 0.76[1] g/cm3
Spectral type C
Absolute magnitude (H) 7.43

    386 Siegena is a very large main-belt asteroid. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of primitive carbonaceous material.

    It was discovered by Max Wolf on March 1, 1894, in Heidelberg.

    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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