334 Chicago
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Max Wolf |
| Discovery date | August 23, 1892 |
| Designations | |
Named after | Chicago |
| 1892 L | |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5) | |
| Aphelion | 598.693 Gm (4.002 AU) |
| Perihelion | 567.598 Gm (3.794 AU) |
| 583.145 Gm (3.898 AU) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.027 |
| 2811.04 d (7.7 a) | |
Average orbital speed | 15.09 km/s |
| 292.853° | |
| Inclination | 4.641° |
| 130.348° | |
| 146.242° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 167.26 ± 7.27[1] km |
| Mass | (5.06 ± 5.63) × 1018[1] kg |
Spectral type | C |
| 7.64 | |
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334 Chicago is a very large main-belt asteroid. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of carbonaceous material.
It was discovered by Max Wolf on August 23, 1892, in Heidelberg.
References
- ↑ 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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