Astronomy:373 Melusina
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_Melusina.png) Modelled shape of Melusina from its lightcurve | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Auguste Charlois |
| Discovery date | 15 September 1893 |
| Designations | |
| (373) Melusina | |
| Pronunciation | /ˌmɛl(j)ʊˈsiːnə/ MEL-(y)uu-SEE-nə[1] |
| Named after | ? Melusina |
| 1893 AJ · A893 RA | |
| Minor planet category | Main belt |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 111.58 yr (40753 d) |
| |{{{apsis}}}|helion}} | 3.5593 astronomical unit|AU (532.46 Gm) |
| |{{{apsis}}}|helion}} | 2.67382 AU (399.998 Gm) |
| 3.11658 AU (466.234 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.14207 |
| Orbital period | 5.50 yr (2009.6 d) |
| Mean anomaly | 127.53° |
| Mean motion | 0° 10m 44.904s / day |
| Inclination | 15.432° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 3.8355° |
| 347.763° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 103+6 −3 km[3] |
| Rotation period | 12.97 h (0.540 d) |
| Geometric albedo | 0.0429±0.004 |
| C | |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.13 |
373 Melusina (prov. designation: A893 RA or 1893 AJ) is a large Main belt asteroid.[2] It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of carbonaceous material. It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 15 September 1893 in Nice.
References
- ↑ melusine (3rd ed.), Oxford University Press, September 2005, http://oed.com/search?searchType=dictionary&q=melusine (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "373 Melusina (1893 AJ)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=373;cad=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. Bibcode: 2025A&A...698A.298C.
External links
- 373 Melusina at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 373 Melusina at the JPL Small-Body Database
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