274 Philagoria

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274 Philagoria
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Shape of Philagoria from modeled lightcurve
Discovery
Discovered by Johann Palisa
Discovery date3 April 1888
Designations
(274) Philagoria
Pronunciation /fɪləˈɡɔːriə/
Named after
Philagoria, a club in Olmütz
A888 GA
Main belt
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 123.04 yr (44940 d)
Aphelion 3.40817  AU (509.855  Gm)
Perihelion 2.67875 AU (400.735 Gm)
3.04346 AU (455.295 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.11983
5.31 yr (1939.3 d)
45.5293°
0° 11m 8.275s / day
Inclination 3.67769°
92.8085°
119.376°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions26.57±2.4  km
17.938  h (0.7474  d)
0.2282±0.047
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    Philagoria (minor planet designation: 274 Philagoria) is a typical Main belt asteroid.

    It was discovered by Johann Palisa on 3 April 1888 in Vienna. [2] He named it for Philagoria, a club in Olmütz (Olomouc). [3]

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    References

    1. "274 Philagoria". JPL Small-Body Database . NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory . Retrieved 11 May 2016.
    2. Lutz D. Schmadel (10 June 2012). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 37. ISBN   978-3-642-29718-2.
    3. Schmadel, Lutz D. (11 November 2013). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN   9783662066157 via Google Books.