Astronomy:390 Alma

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Short description: Main-belt asteroid
390 Alma
390Alma (Lightcurve Inversion).png
A three-dimensional model of 390 Alma based on its light curve
Discovery
Discovered byGuillaume Bigourdan
Discovery date24 March 1894
Designations
(390) Alma
Named afterAlma River
1894 BC; 1930 QW;
1950 BV; 1950 CH;
1953 YB; 1963 DF
Minor planet categoryMain belt (Eunomia family)
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc122.02 yr (44568 d)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}3.00211 astronomical unit|AU (449.109 Gm)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}2.29906 AU (343.934 Gm)
2.65059 AU (396.523 Gm)
Eccentricity0.13262
Orbital period4.32 yr (1576.2 d)
Mean anomaly136.953°
Mean motion0° 13m 42.229s / day
Inclination12.1645°
Longitude of ascending node305.223°
190.194°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions23.74±1.4 km[1]
24 km[2]
Mean density~2.7 g/cm3[3]
Rotation period3.74 h (0.156 d)[1]
0.156 d[4]
Geometric albedo0.2190±0.029
S-type asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)10.39


Alma (minor planet designation: 390 Alma) is an asteroid from the intermediate asteroid belt, approximately 24 kilometers in diameter. It was Guillaume Bigourdan's only asteroid discovery. He discovered it on 24 March 1894 in Paris.[1]

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