344 Desiderata
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Auguste Charlois |
| Discovery date | November 15, 1892 |
| Designations | |
Named after | Désirée Clary |
| 1892 M | |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5) | |
| Aphelion | 510.751 Gm (3.414 AU) |
| Perihelion | 265.684 Gm (1.776 AU) |
| 388.218 Gm (2.595 AU) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.316 |
| 1526.916 d (4.18 a) | |
Average orbital speed | 18.49 km/s |
| 30.843° | |
| Inclination | 18.355° |
| 48.253° | |
| 237.382° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 129.20 ± 3.37[1] km |
| Mass | (1.39± 0.48) × 1018[1] kg |
Mean density | 1.22 ± 0.43[1] g/cm3 |
Spectral type | C? |
| 8.08 | |
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344 Desiderata 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 Auguste Charlois on November 15, 1892, in Nice.
References
- ↑ 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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