384 Burdigala

384 Burdigala
Discovery
Discovered by F. Courty
Discovery date February 11, 1894
Designations
Named after
Bordeaux
1894 AV
Main belt
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
Aphelion 455.701 Gm (3.046 AU)
Perihelion 337.737 Gm (2.258 AU)
396.719 Gm (2.652 AU)
Eccentricity 0.149
1577.342 d (4.32 a)
18.29 km/s
296.112°
Inclination 5.604°
48.112°
33.575°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 37.0 km
Mass unknown
Mean density
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
Albedo unknown
Temperature unknown
Spectral type
unknown
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    384 Burdigala is a typical Main belt asteroid.[1] It was discovered by F. Courty on February 11, 1894 in Bordeaux. It was the first of his two asteroid discoveries. The other was 387 Aquitania. Burdigala is the Latin name of the city of Bordeaux.

    References

    1. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". JPL. Retrieved 6 April 2015.