360 Carlova
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Discovery A | |
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Discoverer | Auguste Charlois |
Discovery date | March 11, 1893 |
Alternate designations B |
1893 N |
Category | Main belt |
Orbital elements C | |
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Eccentricity (e) | 0.182 |
Semi-major axis (a) | 448.556 Gm (2.998 AU) |
Perihelion (q) | 366.965 Gm (2.453 AU) |
Aphelion (Q) | 530.147 Gm (3.544 AU) |
Orbital period (P) | 1896.387 d (5.19 a) |
Mean orbital speed | 17.2 km/s |
Inclination (i) | 11.713° |
Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) |
132.67° |
Argument of perihelion (ω) |
288.654° |
Mean anomaly (M) | 273.152° |
Physical characteristics D | |
Dimensions | 116.0 km |
Mass | unknown |
Density | unknown |
Surface gravity | unknown |
Escape velocity | unknown |
Rotation period | unknown |
Spectral class | C |
Absolute magnitude | 8.48 |
Albedo (geometric) | unknown |
Mean surface temperature |
unknown |
360 Carlova 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 March 11, 1893 in Nice.
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