360 Carlova is a very large main-belt asteroid.[1] It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of carbonaceous material. The asteroid has a convex, roughly ellipsoid shape.[2] The sidereal rotation period is 6.1873 hours with an axis of rotation along the ecliptic coordinates (l, b) = (95°±3°, 40°±1°).[3] It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 11 March 1893 in Nice.
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Auguste Charlois |
Discovery date | 11 March 1893 |
Designations | |
(360) Carlova | |
1893 N | |
Main belt | |
Adjectives | Carlovian |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 111.79 yr (40832 d) |
Aphelion | 3.53698 AU (529.125 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.46807 AU (369.218 Gm) |
3.00253 AU (449.172 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.17800 |
5.20 yr (1900.3 d) | |
350.473° | |
0° 11m 21.988s / day | |
Inclination | 11.6967° |
132.551° | |
287.862° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 115.76±4.3 km |
6.183 h (0.2576 d) | |
0.0535±0.004 | |
C | |
8.48 | |
References
edit- ^ a b "360 Carlova (1893 N)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ Wang, Xiaobin; et al. (September 2015), "Photometric analysis for the spin and shape parameters of the C-type main-belt asteroids (171) Ophelia and (360) Carlova", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 581: 5, Bibcode:2015A&A...581A..55W, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201526523, A55.
- ^ Wang, Xiao-bin; Zhang, Xi-liang (October 2006), "Determination of rotational parameters of asteroid (360) Carlova", Chinese Astronomy and Astrophysics, 30 (4): 410–419, Bibcode:2006ChA&A..30..410W, doi:10.1016/j.chinastron.2006.10.007.
External links
edit- 360 Carlova at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 360 Carlova at the JPL Small-Body Database