437 Rhodia
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| Discovery | |
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| Discovered by | Auguste Charlois |
| Discovery date | July 16, 1898 |
| Designations | |
| Alternative names | 1898 DP |
| Minor planet category | Main belt |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5) | |
| Aphelion | 445.215 Gm (2.976 AU) |
| Perihelion | 268.643 Gm (1.796 AU) |
| Semi-major axis | 356.929 Gm (2.386 AU) |
| Eccentricity | 0.247 |
| Orbital period | 1346.094 d (3.69 a) |
| Average orbital speed | 19.28 km/s |
| Mean anomaly | 312.812° |
| Inclination | 7.358° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 263.4° |
| Argument of perihelion | 61.486° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 13.1 km[1] |
| Albedo | 0.70[1][2] |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.41[1] |
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437 Rhodia is a Main belt asteroid that was discovered by French astronomer Auguste Charlois on July 16, 1898 in Nice. It has the highest albedo of any main belt asteroid.[1][2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 437 Rhodia (1898 DP)". 2008-05-13 last obs. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Johnston, Wm. Robert (28 June 2003). "Asteroid albedos: graphs of data". Johnston's Archive. Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
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