Fama (minor planet designation: 408 Fama) is a typical main belt asteroid in orbit around the Sun. It was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf on 13 October 1895 in Heidelberg.
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Max Wolf |
Discovery date | 13 October 1895 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | (408) Fama |
Pronunciation | /ˈfeɪmə/[1] |
Alternative designations | 1895 CD |
Minor planet category | Main belt |
Orbital characteristics[2] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 109.59 yr (40029 d) |
Aphelion | 3.6216 AU (541.78 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.71757 AU (406.543 Gm) |
Semi-major axis | 3.1696 AU (474.17 Gm) |
Eccentricity | 0.14261 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 5.64 yr (2061.1 d) |
Mean anomaly | 148.91° |
Mean motion | 0° 10m 28.776s / day |
Inclination | 9.0794° |
Longitude of ascending node | 297.250° |
Argument of perihelion | 108.505° |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 40.81±2.1 km |
Synodic rotation period | 202.1 h (8.42 d)[2] 12.19 h[3] |
Geometric albedo | 0.1681±0.019 |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.3 |
Photometric observations at the Oakley Observatory in Terre Haute, Indiana, during 2007 were used to build a light curve for this asteroid. The asteroid displayed a rotation period of 12.19 ± 0.02 hours and a brightness variation of 0.15 ± 0.03 in magnitude.[3]
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