297 Caecilia

297 Caecilia

A three-dimensional model of 297 Caecilia based on its light curve.
Discovery
Discovered by Auguste Charlois
Discovery date 9 September 1890
Designations
MPC designation (297) Caecilia
Main Belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 115.88 yr (42326 d)
Aphelion 3.6149 AU (540.78 Gm)
Perihelion 2.7117 AU (405.66 Gm)
3.1633 AU (473.22 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.14276
5.63 yr (2055.0 d)
16.75 km/s
116.75°
 10m 30.684s / day
Inclination 7.5526°
332.104°
354.125°
Earth MOID 1.69954 AU (254.248 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 1.71945 AU (257.226 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.175
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 39.48±1.8 km
4.163 h (0.1735 d)
0.1796±0.018
9.1

    297 Caecilia is a typical Main belt asteroid. It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 9 September 1890 in Nice.

    Photometric observations during 2003 showed a rotation period of 6.163 ± 0.004 hours with a brightness variation of 0.15 in magnitude.[2]

    References

    1. "297 Caecilia". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
    2. Cooney, Walter R., Jr. (March 2005), "Lightcurve results for minor planets 228 Agathe, 297 Caecilia, 744 Aguntina 1062 Ljuba, 1605 Milankovitch, and 3125 Hay", The Minor Planet Bulletin, 32 (1): 15–16, Bibcode:2005MPBu...32...15C.


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