Astronomy:294 Felicia
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Short description: Main-belt asteroid
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Auguste Charlois |
| Discovery date | 15 July 1890 |
| Designations | |
| (294) Felicia | |
| A890 NA, 1913 VA 1926 AG, 1929 NE 1951 PA, 1973 KD | |
| Minor planet category | Main belt |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 109.86 yr (40125 d) |
| |{{{apsis}}}|helion}} | 3.90240 astronomical unit|AU (583.791 Gm) |
| |{{{apsis}}}|helion}} | 2.41114 AU (360.701 Gm) |
| 3.15677 AU (472.246 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.23620 |
| Orbital period | 5.61 yr (2048.6 d) |
| Mean anomaly | 214.894° |
| Mean motion | 0° 10m 32.621s / day |
| Inclination | 6.28170° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 135.998° |
| 185.309° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 52.97±2.2 km |
| Rotation period | 10.4227 h (0.43428 d) |
| Geometric albedo | 0.0910±0.008 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.2 |
Felicia (minor planet designation: 294 Felicia) is a sizeable Main belt asteroid. It is approximately 35 km in diameter and has an orbital period of 5.5 years.[2] It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 15 July 1890 in Nice.
References
- ↑ "294 Felicia". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=294;cad=1.
- ↑ James R. Lewis (2003). The Astrology Book: The Encyclopedia of Heavenly Influences. Visible Ink Press. p. 236. ISBN 978-1-57859-144-2. https://books.google.com/books?id=lmv4930JbY0C&pg=PA236.
External links
- 294 Felicia at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 294 Felicia at the JPL Small-Body Database
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