Desiderata (minor planet designation: 344 Desiderata) is a very large main-belt asteroid. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of carbonaceous material.[citation needed]
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Auguste Charlois |
Discovery date | 15 November 1892 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | (344) Desiderata |
Pronunciation | /dɪˌsɪdəˈreɪtə/[1] |
Named after | Désirée Clary |
Alternative designations | 1892 M |
Minor planet category | Main belt |
Orbital characteristics[2] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 123.40 yr (45073 d) |
Aphelion | 3.41189 AU (510.411 Gm) |
Perihelion | 1.78384 AU (266.859 Gm) |
Semi-major axis | 2.59786 AU (388.634 Gm) |
Eccentricity | 0.31334 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 4.19 yr (1529.4 d) |
Mean anomaly | 301.200° |
Mean motion | 0° 14m 7.39s / day |
Inclination | 18.3442° |
Longitude of ascending node | 48.0488° |
Argument of perihelion | 237.424° |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 132.27±5.5 km[2] 129.20 ± 3.37 km[3] |
Mass | (1.39± 0.48) × 1018 kg[3] |
Mean density | 1.22 ± 0.43 g/cm3[3] |
Synodic rotation period | 10.747 h (0.4478 d) |
Geometric albedo | 0.0592±0.005 |
Spectral type | C? |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.08 |
It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 15 November 1892, in Nice.[citation needed]
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