Astronomy:403 Cyane

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Short description: Main-belt asteroid
403 Cyane
403Cyane (Lightcurve Inversion).png
A three-dimensional model of 403 Cyane based on its light curve
Discovery
Discovered byAuguste Charlois
Discovery date18 May 1895
Designations
(403) Cyane
Pronunciation/ˈsən/[1]
Named afterCyane
1895 BX
Minor planet categoryMain belt
AdjectivesCyanean /sˈnən/,[2] /səˈnən/
Orbital characteristics[3]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc120.89 yr (44155 d)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}3.08158 astronomical unit|AU (460.998 Gm)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}2.53799 AU (379.678 Gm)
2.80979 AU (420.339 Gm)
Eccentricity0.096731
Orbital period4.71 yr (1720.3 d)
Mean anomaly350.231°
Mean motion0° 12m 33.35s / day
Inclination9.14883°
Longitude of ascending node244.411°
255.602°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions49.49±1.1 km
Rotation period12.283 h (0.5118 d)
Geometric albedo0.1653±0.007
Absolute magnitude (H)9.0


Cyane (minor planet designation: 403 Cyane) is a typical Main belt asteroid.

It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 18 May 1895 in Nice.

References

  1. Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
  2. cyanean (3rd ed.), Oxford University Press, September 2005, http://oed.com/search?searchType=dictionary&q=cyanean  (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. "403 Cyane (1895 BX)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=403;cad=1. 

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