Astronomy:297 Caecilia

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Short description: Main-belt asteroid
297 Caecilia
297Caecilia (Lightcurve Inversion).png
A three-dimensional model of 297 Caecilia based on its light curve
Discovery
Discovered byAuguste Charlois
Discovery date9 September 1890
Designations
(297) Caecilia
Pronunciation/sˈsɪliə/[1]
A890 RA, 1924 RA
1935 PB, 1947 SB
1955 BK1
Minor planet categoryMain Belt
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc115.88 yr (42326 d)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}3.6149 astronomical unit|AU (540.78 Gm)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}2.7117 AU (405.66 Gm)
3.1633 AU (473.22 Gm)
Eccentricity0.14276
Orbital period5.63 yr (2055.0 d)
Mean anomaly116.75°
Mean motion0° 10m 30.684s / day
Inclination7.5526°
Longitude of ascending node332.104°
354.125°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions39.48±1.8 km
Rotation period4.163 h (0.1735 d)
Geometric albedo0.1796±0.018
Absolute magnitude (H)9.1


Caecilia (minor planet designation: 297 Caecilia) is a typical main belt asteroid. It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 9 September 1890 in Nice.

Photometric observations during 2003 showed a rotation period of 6.163 ± 0.004 hours with a brightness variation of 0.15 in magnitude.[3]

References

  1. Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
  2. "297 Caecilia". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=297;cad=1. 
  3. Cooney, Walter R., Jr. (March 2005), "Lightcurve results for minor planets 228 Agathe, 297 Caecilia, 744 Aguntina 1062 Ljuba, 1605 Milankovitch, and 3125 Hay", The Minor Planet Bulletin 32 (1): 15–16, Bibcode2005MPBu...32...15C. 

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