Minorplanet: | yes |
Background: |
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376 Geometria | |
Discovered: | 18 September 1893 |
Mpc Name: | (376) Geometria |
Alt Names: | 1893 AM |
Epoch: | 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) |
Semimajor: | 2.28846AU |
Perihelion: | 1.89372AU |
Aphelion: | 2.6832abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Eccentricity: | 0.17249 |
Period: | 3.46 yr (1264.5 d) |
Inclination: | 5.4338° |
Asc Node: | 302.037° |
Arg Peri: | 316.703° |
Rotation: | 7.74abbr=onNaNabbr=on 7.74 ± 0.02 h |
Abs Magnitude: | 9.49 |
Mean Motion: | / day |
Observation Arc: | 117.12 yr (42778 d) |
Uncertainty: | 0 |
376 Geometria is a main belt asteroid that was discovered by French astronomer Auguste Charlois on 18 September 1893 in Nice, France. It is classified as an S-type asteroid.
In 1983, 376 Geometria was observed photometrically from the Observatoire de Haute-Provence, producing an asymmetrical light curve that indicates a rotation period of 7.74 ± 0.02 hours with a brightness variation of 0.16 ± 0.01 in magnitude.