416 Vaticana

416 Vaticana

A three-dimensional model of 416 Vaticana based on its light curve.
Discovery
Discovered by Auguste Charlois
Discovery date May 4, 1896
Designations
Named after
Vatican Hill
1896 CS
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)
417.697 Gm (2.792 AU)
Eccentricity 0.218
1704.097 d (4.67 a)
17.83 km/s
99.281°
Inclination 12.861°
58.21°
198.804°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 87.10 ± 2.57[1] km
Mass (3.27 ± 3.10) × 1018[1] kg
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.