Astronomy:366 Vincentina

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366 Vincentina
Orbital diagram
Discovery
Discovered byAuguste Charlois
Discovery date21 March 1893
Designations
(366) Vincentina
Named afterVincenzo Cerulli
1893 W; A909 BN;
1931 AS
Minor planet categoryMain belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc118.13 yr (43147 d)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}3.31800 astronomical unit|AU (496.366 Gm)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}2.97001 AU (444.307 Gm)
3.14400 AU (470.336 Gm)
Eccentricity0.055342
Orbital period5.57 yr (2036.2 d)
Mean anomaly283.472°
Mean motion0° 10m 36.476s / day
Inclination10.5798°
Longitude of ascending node346.728°
332.371°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions92±6 km[2]
87+14
−6
 km
[2]
Rotation period12.7365 h (0.53069 d)
Geometric albedo0.0800±0.006
Absolute magnitude (H)8.7


366 Vincentina is a fairly large main belt asteroid.

Vincentina was discovered on 21 March 1893 by Auguste Charlois, and named after Vincenzo Cerulli, an Italian astronomer.

References

  1. "366 Vincentina (1893 W)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=366;cad=1. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Choukroun, A.; Marciniak, A.; Ďurech, J.; Perła, J.; Ogłoza, W.; Szakats, R.; Molnar, L.; Pal, A. et al. (2025). "Asteroid sizes determined with thermophysical model and stellar occultations". Astronomy & Astrophysics 698: A298. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202554476. Bibcode2025A&A...698A.298C.