347 Pariana

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347 Pariana
000347-asteroid shape model (347) Pariana.png
Modelled shape of Pariana from its lightcurve
Discovery
Discovered by Auguste Charlois
Discovery date28 November 1892
Designations
(347) Pariana
Pronunciationclassically: /pæriˈnə/ [1]
Named after
unknown [2]
1892 Q ·A892 WD
Main belt
Orbital characteristics [3]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 123.38 yr (45065 d)
Aphelion 3.04828  AU (456.016  Gm)
Perihelion 2.17513 AU (325.395 Gm)
2.61171 AU (390.706 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.16716
4.22 yr (1541.6 d)
8.01559°
0° 14m 0.661s / day
Inclination 11.6792°
85.5359°
86.2897°
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter
48.615±0.118  km [3]
4.0529  h (0.16887  d) [4]
0.1845±0.036
M
8.96

    347 Pariana (prov. designation: A892 WDor1892 Q) is a metallic background asteroid from the central region of the asteroid belt. [5] It was discovered by French astronomer Auguste Charlois at the Nice Observatory on 28 November 1892. The M-type asteroid has a short rotation period of 4.1 hours and measures approximately 49 kilometers (30 miles) in diameter. [3] The origin of the asteroid's name remains unknown. [2]

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    References

    1. 'Pariani' in Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
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