Vaticana (minor planet designation: 416 Vatigana) is a large Main belt asteroid.
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Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Auguste Charlois |
Discovery date | 4 May 1896 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | (416) Vaticana |
Pronunciation | /vætɪˈkeɪnə/[1] |
Named after | Vatican Hill |
Alternative designations | 1896 CS |
Minor planet category | Main belt |
Orbital characteristics[2] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 117.37 yr (42868 d) |
Aphelion | 3.4019 AU (508.92 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.18001 AU (326.125 Gm) |
Semi-major axis | 2.79098 AU (417.525 Gm) |
Eccentricity | 0.21891 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 4.66 yr (1703.1 d) |
Mean anomaly | 267.98° |
Mean motion | 0° 12m 40.968s / day |
Inclination | 12.859° |
Longitude of ascending node | 58.117° |
Argument of perihelion | 198.162° |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 85.47±1.7 km[2] 87.10 ± 2.57 km[3] |
Mass | (3.27 ± 3.10) × 1018 kg[3] |
Synodic rotation period | 5.372 h (0.2238 d) |
Geometric albedo | 0.1689±0.007 |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 7.89 |
It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 4 May 1896 in Nice.
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