416 Vaticana

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416 Vaticana
Discovery
Discovered by Auguste Charlois
Discovery date May 4, 1896
Designations
Named after Vatican Hill
Alternative names 1896 CS
Minor planet category Main belt
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
Aphelion 508.82 Gm (3.401 AU)
Perihelion 326.574 Gm (2.183 AU)
Semi-major axis 417.697 Gm (2.792 AU)
Eccentricity 0.218
Orbital period 1704.097 d (4.67 a)
Average orbital speed 17.83 km/s
Mean anomaly 99.281°
Inclination 12.861°
Longitude of ascending node 58.21°
Argument of perihelion 198.804°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 87.10 ± 2.57[1] km
Mass (3.27 ± 3.10) × 1018[1] kg
Absolute magnitude (H) 7.89

    416 Vaticana is a large Main belt asteroid.

    It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on May 4, 1896 in Nice.

    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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