Astronomy:367 Amicitia

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Short description: Main-belt asteroid
367 Amicitia
367Amicitia (Lightcurve Inversion).png
A three-dimensional model of 367 Amicitia based on its light curve
Discovery
Discovered byAuguste Charlois
Discovery date19 May 1893
Designations
(367) Amicitia
Pronunciation/æmɪˈsɪtiə/
Named afterfriendship
1893 AA
Minor planet categoryMain belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc110.06 yr (40199 d)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}2.43145 astronomical unit|AU (363.740 Gm)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}2.00750 AU (300.318 Gm)
2.21948 AU (332.029 Gm)
Eccentricity0.095505
Orbital period3.31 yr (1207.7 d)
Mean anomaly183.800°
Mean motion0° 17m 53.077s / day
Inclination2.94143°
Longitude of ascending node83.4555°
55.5396°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions19.13±1.6 km
Rotation period5.055 ± 0.001 h (0.210625 ± 4.2×10−5 d)[2]
Geometric albedo0.2535±0.050
Absolute magnitude (H)10.6


Amicitia (minor planet designation: 367 Amicitia) is a typical Main belt asteroid[1] that is a member of the Flora family.[2] It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 19 May 1893 in Nice.

Amicitia is Latin for Friendship.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "367 Amicitia (1893 AA)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=367;cad=1. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Kryszczynska, A. et al. (October 2012). "Do Slivan states exist in the Flora family?. I. Photometric survey of the Flora region". Astronomy & Astrophysics 546: 51. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201219199. A72. Bibcode2012A&A...546A..72K. 

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