416 Vaticana
Vaticana (minor planet designation: 416 Vatigana) is a large main belt asteroid.
.png.webp) A three-dimensional model of 416 Vaticana based on its light curve | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Auguste Charlois |
| Discovery date | 4 May 1896 |
| Designations | |
| (416) Vaticana | |
| Pronunciation | /vætɪˈkeɪnə/[1] |
Named after | Vatican Hill |
| 1896 CS | |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 117.37 yr (42868 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.4019 AU (508.92 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.18001 AU (326.125 Gm) |
Semi-major axis | 2.79098 AU (417.525 Gm) |
| Eccentricity | 0.21891 |
| 4.66 yr (1703.1 d) | |
| 267.98° | |
| 0° 12m 40.968s / day | |
| Inclination | 12.859° |
| 58.117° | |
Argument of perihelion | 198.162° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 85.47±1.7 km[2] 88.81 ± 1.27 km[3] |
| Mass | (1.125 ± 0.551/0.213)×1018 kg[3] |
Mean density | 3.068 ± 1.503/0.581 g/cm3[3] |
| 5.372 h (0.2238 d) | |
| 0.1689±0.007[2] | |
| 7.80[2] | |
It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 4 May 1896 in Nice.
References
- 'Vaticanus' in Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
- "416 Vaticana (1896 CS)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- Fienga, A.; Avdellidou, C.; Hanuš, J. (February 2020). "Asteroid masses obtained with INPOP planetary ephemerides". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 492 (1). doi:10.1093/mnras/stz3407.
External links
- 416 Vaticana at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 416 Vaticana at the JPL Small-Body Database
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