356 Liguria
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Auguste Charlois |
| Discovery date | January 21, 1893 |
| Designations | |
|
Named after
|
Liguria |
| 1893 G | |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5) | |
| Aphelion | 510.968 Gm (3.416 AU) |
| Perihelion | 313.262 Gm (2.094 AU) |
| 412.115 Gm (2.755 AU) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.24 |
| 1670.052 d (4.57 a) | |
|
Average orbital speed
|
17.95 km/s |
| 204.301° | |
| Inclination | 8.232° |
| 354.861° | |
| 78.916° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 134.76 ± 5.17[2] km |
| Mass | (7.83 ± 1.50) × 1018[2] kg |
|
Mean density
|
6.10 ± 1.36[2] g/cm3 |
| 8.22 | |
356 Liguria is a very large main-belt asteroid that was discovered by Auguste Charlois on January 21, 1893, in Nice. It is one of seven of Charlois's discoveries that was expressly named by the Astromomisches Rechen-Institut (Astronomical Calculation Institute), and was named for the Italian region.[3]
13-cm radar observations of this asteroid from the Arecibo Observatory between 1980 and 1985 were used to produce a diameter estimate of 155 km.[4]
References
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- ↑ Schmadel Lutz D. Dictionary of Minor Planet Names (fifth edition), Springer, 2003. ISBN 3-540-00238-3.
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