Astronomy:383 Janina

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Short description: Main-belt asteroid
383 Janina
Орбита астероида 383.png
Orbital diagram
Discovery
Discovered byAuguste Charlois
Discovery date29 January 1894
Designations
(383) Janina
PronunciationFrench: [ʒanina]
German: [jaːˈniːnaː][1]
1894 AU
Minor planet categoryMain belt (Themis)
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc122.21 yr (44637 d)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}3.65762 astronomical unit|AU (547.172 Gm)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}2.63074 AU (393.553 Gm)
3.14418 AU (470.363 Gm)
Eccentricity0.16330
Orbital period5.58 yr (2036.4 d)
Mean anomaly77.0719°
Mean motion0° 10m 36.422s / day
Inclination2.65252°
Longitude of ascending node93.0518°
322.137°
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter45.52±1.8 km[2]
Rotation period6.4 h (0.27 d)[2]
Geometric albedo0.0926±0.008[2]
B[2]
Absolute magnitude (H)9.91[2]


Janina (minor planet designation: 383 Janina) is a Themistian asteroid, approximately 46 kilometers (29 miles) in diameter.[2] It is spectral B-type and is probably composed of primitive carbonaceous chondritic material.[3]

It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 29 January 1894 in Nice.[2][4] The reference of the name is unknown, though it is the French name of Ioannina in Greece, as well as a common German woman's name, both of which probably descend from Johannes.[4]

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