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Main-belt asteroid

373 Melusina
Modelled shape of Melusina from its lightcurve
Discovery
Discovered byAuguste Charlois
Discovery date15 September 1893
Designations
MPC designation(373) Melusina
Pronunciation/ˌmɛl(j)ʊˈsiːnə/ MEL-(y)uu-SEE-nə
Named after? Melusina
Alternative designations1893 AJ · A893 RA
Minor planet categoryMain belt
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc111.58 yr (40753 d)
Aphelion3.5593 AU (532.46 Gm)
Perihelion2.67382 AU (399.998 Gm)
Semi-major axis3.11658 AU (466.234 Gm)
Eccentricity0.14207
Orbital period (sidereal)5.50 yr (2009.6 d)
Mean anomaly127.53°
Mean motion0° 10 44.904 / day
Inclination15.432°
Longitude of ascending node3.8355°
Argument of perihelion347.763°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions95.77±3.7 km
Synodic rotation period12.97 h (0.540 d)
Geometric albedo0.0429±0.004
Spectral typeC
Absolute magnitude (H)9.13

373 Melusina (prov. designation: A893 RA or 1893 AJ) is a large Main belt asteroid. 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.

References

  1. "melusine". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
  2. ^ "373 Melusina (1893 AJ)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 May 2016.

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