Astronomy:424 Gratia
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Short description: Main-belt asteroid
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Auguste Charlois |
| Discovery date | 31 December 1896 |
| Designations | |
| (424) Gratia | |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɡreɪʃ(i)ə/[1] |
| Named after | The Charites |
| 1896 DF | |
| Minor planet category | Main belt |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 117.66 yr (42975 d) |
| |{{{apsis}}}|helion}} | 3.07379 astronomical unit|AU (459.832 Gm) |
| |{{{apsis}}}|helion}} | 2.47464 AU (370.201 Gm) |
| 2.77421 AU (415.016 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.10798 |
| Orbital period | 4.62 yr (1687.8 d) |
| Mean anomaly | 350.256° |
| Mean motion | 0° 12m 47.887s / day |
| Inclination | 8.20911° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 99.2454° |
| 331.822° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 87.20±1.8 km |
| Rotation period | 19.47 h (0.811 d) |
| Geometric albedo | 0.0279±0.001 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.5 |
Gratia (minor planet designation: 424 Gratia) is a large Main belt asteroid.
It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 31 December 1896 in Nice. It was named after the Gratiae from Greek mythology.
References
- ↑ "Gratiae". Dictionary.com Unabridged. Random House. https://www.dictionary.com/browse/Gratiae.
"Gratian". Merriam-Webster Dictionary. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Gratian. - ↑ "424 Gratia (1896 DF)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=424;cad=1.
External links
- 424 Gratia at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 424 Gratia at the JPL Small-Body Database
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