662 Newtonia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun.
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Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Joel Hastings Metcalf |
Discovery site | Taunton, Massachusetts |
Discovery date | 30 March 1908 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | (662) Newtonia |
Pronunciation | /njuːˈtoʊniə/[1] |
Alternative designations | 1908 CW |
Orbital characteristics[2] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 106.37 yr (38852 d) |
Aphelion | 3.1060 AU (464.65 Gm) |
Perihelion | 1.9992 AU (299.08 Gm) |
Semi-major axis | 2.5526 AU (381.86 Gm) |
Eccentricity | 0.21678 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 4.08 yr (1489.6 d) |
Mean anomaly | 124.757° |
Mean motion | 0° 14m 30.012s / day |
Inclination | 4.1202° |
Longitude of ascending node | 133.744° |
Argument of perihelion | 165.567° |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 11.81±0.75 km |
Synodic rotation period | 21.095 h (0.8790 d) |
Geometric albedo | 0.1999±0.028 |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.3 |
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