Astronomy:347 Pariana

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Short description: Main-belt asteroid
347 Pariana
000347-asteroid shape model (347) Pariana.png
Modelled shape of Pariana from its lightcurve
Discovery
Discovered byAuguste Charlois
Discovery date28 November 1892
Designations
(347) Pariana
Pronunciationclassically: /pæriˈnə/[2]
Named afterunknown[1]
1892 Q · A892 WD
Minor planet categoryMain belt
Orbital characteristics[3]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc123.38 yr (45065 d)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}3.04828 astronomical unit|AU (456.016 Gm)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}2.17513 AU (325.395 Gm)
2.61171 AU (390.706 Gm)
Eccentricity0.16716
Orbital period4.22 yr (1541.6 d)
Mean anomaly8.01559°
Mean motion0° 14m 0.661s / day
Inclination11.6792°
Longitude of ascending node85.5359°
86.2897°
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter48.615±0.118 km[3]
Rotation period4.0529 h (0.16887 d)[4]
Geometric albedo0.1845±0.036
M
Absolute magnitude (H)8.96


347 Pariana (prov. designation: A892 WD or 1892 Q) is a metallic background asteroid from the central region of the asteroid belt.[5] It was discovered by French astronomer Auguste Charlois at the Nice Observatory on 28 November 1892. The M-type asteroid has a short rotation period of 4.1 hours and measures approximately 49 kilometers (30 miles) in diameter.[3] The origin of the asteroid's name remains unknown.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Schmadel, Lutz D (11 November 2013). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. 1 (3 ed.). Springer Science+Business Media. pp. 66. ISBN 978-3-662-06615-7. OCLC 809148995. https://books.google.com/books?id=eHv1CAAAQBAJ&pg=PA66. 
  2. 'Pariani' in Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 347 Pariana". https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=%d. 
  4. Andersen, Geoff (2007). The Telescope: Its History, Technology, and Future. Princeton University Press. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-691-12979-2. https://archive.org/details/telescopeitshist00ande. Retrieved 10 June 2016. 
  5. Q. Ashton Acton, ed (2012). "Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania: A radar survey of M- and X-class asteroids II". Issues in Astronomy and Astrophysics: 2011 Edition. ScholarlyEditions. p. 2301. ISBN 978-1-4649-6368-1. https://books.google.com/books?id=puLwhQKeSVQC&pg=PT2301. 

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