Felicia (minor planet designation: 294 Felicia) is a sizeable Main belt asteroid. It is approximately 35 km in diameter and has an orbital period of 5.5 years.[2] It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 15 July 1890 in Nice.
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Auguste Charlois |
Discovery date | 15 July 1890 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | (294) Felicia |
Alternative designations | A890 NA, 1913 VA 1926 AG, 1929 NE 1951 PA, 1973 KD |
Minor planet category | Main belt |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 109.86 yr (40125 d) |
Aphelion | 3.90240 AU (583.791 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.41114 AU (360.701 Gm) |
Semi-major axis | 3.15677 AU (472.246 Gm) |
Eccentricity | 0.23620 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 5.61 yr (2048.6 d) |
Mean anomaly | 214.894° |
Mean motion | 0° 10m 32.621s / day |
Inclination | 6.28170° |
Longitude of ascending node | 135.998° |
Argument of perihelion | 185.309° |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 52.97±2.2 km |
Synodic rotation period | 10.4227 h (0.43428 d) |
Geometric albedo | 0.0910±0.008 |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.2 |
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