Astronomy:403 Cyane
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Short description: Main-belt asteroid
.png) A three-dimensional model of 403 Cyane based on its light curve | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Auguste Charlois |
| Discovery date | 18 May 1895 |
| Designations | |
| (403) Cyane | |
| Pronunciation | /ˈsaɪəniː/[1] |
| Named after | Cyane |
| 1895 BX | |
| Minor planet category | Main belt |
| Adjectives | Cyanean /saɪˈeɪniːən/,[2] /saɪəˈniːən/ |
| Orbital characteristics[3] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 120.89 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) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.096731 |
| Orbital period | 4.71 yr (1720.3 d) |
| Mean anomaly | 350.231° |
| Mean motion | 0° 12m 33.35s / day |
| Inclination | 9.14883° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 244.411° |
| 255.602° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 49.49±1.1 km |
| Rotation period | 12.283 h (0.5118 d) |
| Geometric albedo | 0.1653±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
- ↑ Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
- ↑ cyanean (3rd ed.), Oxford University Press, September 2005, http://oed.com/search?searchType=dictionary&q=cyanean (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ↑ "403 Cyane (1895 BX)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=403;cad=1.
External links
- 403 Cyane at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 403 Cyane at the JPL Small-Body Database
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