Astronomy:368 Haidea

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Short description: Main-belt asteroid
368 Haidea
Орбита астероида 368.png
Orbital diagram
Discovery
Discovered byAuguste Charlois
Discovery date19 May 1893
Designations
(368) Haidea
1893 AB
Minor planet categoryMain belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc110.46 yr (40344 d)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}3.6914 astronomical unit|AU (552.23 Gm)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}2.4594 AU (367.92 Gm)
3.0754 AU (460.07 Gm)
Eccentricity0.20031
Orbital period5.39 yr (1969.9 d)
Mean anomaly270.180°
Mean motion0° 10m 57.9s / day
Inclination7.7935°
Longitude of ascending node226.340°
94.934°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions69.61±2.2 km
Rotation period9.823 h (0.4093 d)
Geometric albedo0.0389±0.003
PD
Absolute magnitude (H)9.93


Haidea (minor planet designation: 368 Haidea) is a large asteroid residing in the asteroid belt.[1] It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 19 May 1893 in Nice.

Its name meaning is not known; it may be taken from the opera Haydée or one of several fictional characters named Haidée. The Tagish Lake meteorite is believed to derive from 368 Haidea, due to its reflectance spectrum.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "368 Haidea (1893 AB)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=368;cad=1. 
  2. Asteroids: Overview, Abstracts, and Bibliography. (2002:78). United States: Nova Science Publishers.

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