Margarita (minor planet designation: 310 Margarita) is a typical Main belt asteroid.[1] It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 16 May 1891 in Nice.
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Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Auguste Charlois |
Discovery date | 16 May 1891 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | (310) Margarita |
Minor planet category | Main belt |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 95.51 yr (34884 d) |
Aphelion | 3.07625 AU (460.200 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.44950 AU (366.440 Gm) |
Semi-major axis | 2.76287 AU (413.319 Gm) |
Eccentricity | 0.11342 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 4.59 yr (1677.4 d) |
Mean anomaly | 138.002° |
Mean motion | 0° 12m 52.618s / day |
Inclination | 3.17131° |
Longitude of ascending node | 229.278° |
Argument of perihelion | 324.626° |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 32.75±1.7 km |
Synodic rotation period | 12.070 h (0.5029 d) |
Geometric albedo | 0.1250±0.014 |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.1 |
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