Tea[4] (minor planet designation: 453 Tea) is an S-type asteroid[5] belonging to the Flora family in the Main Belt.[3] Its diameter is about 21 km and it has an albedo of 0.183.[6] Its rotation period is 6.4 hours.[7]
| Discovery | |
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| Discovered by | Auguste Charlois |
| Discovery site | Nice |
| Discovery date | 22 February 1900 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | (453) Tea |
| Pronunciation | French: [te.a][1] |
Alternative designations | 1900 FA |
Minor planet category | Main belt (Flora family) |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 116.15 yr (42424 d) |
| Aphelion | 2.4219 AU (362.31 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 1.9452 AU (291.00 Gm) |
Semi-major axis | 2.1836 AU (326.66 Gm) |
| Eccentricity | 0.1092 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 3.23 yr (1178.6 d) |
Mean anomaly | 318.7251° |
Mean motion | 0° 18m 19.8s / day |
| Inclination | 5.5512° |
Longitude of ascending node | 11.7240° |
Argument of perihelion | 220.40893° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 20.93±1.1 km |
Synodic rotation period | 6.811 ± 0.001 h (0.283792 ± 4.2×10−5 d)[3] |
Geometric albedo | 0.1827±0.022 |
Spectral type | S |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.5 |
In the 1980s Tea was considered as a target for the planned French Vesta spacecraft.[8] The spacecraft was not built.
Tea was discovered by Auguste Charlois on February 22, 1900. Its provisional name was 1900 FA. It is unknown after what it was named.[9]
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