Minorplanet: | yes |
373 Melusina | |
Background: |
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Discovered: | 15 September 1893 |
Mpc Name: | (373) Melusina |
Alt Names: | 1893 AJA893 RA |
Epoch: | 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) |
Semimajor: | 3.11658AU |
Perihelion: | 2.67382AU |
Aphelion: | 3.5593abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Eccentricity: | 0.14207 |
Period: | 5.50 yr (2009.6 d) |
Inclination: | 15.432° |
Asc Node: | 3.8355° |
Arg Peri: | 347.763° |
Rotation: | 12.97abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Abs Magnitude: | 9.13 |
Mean Motion: | / day |
Observation Arc: | 111.58 yr (40753 d) |
Uncertainty: | 0 |
373 Melusina (prov. designation: or) is a large Main belt asteroid.[1] It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of carbonaceous material. It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 15 September 1893 in Nice.