294 Felicia

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294 Felicia
Discovery
Discovered by Auguste Charlois
Discovery date15 July 1890
Designations
(294) Felicia
A890 NA, 1913 VA
1926 AG, 1929 NE
1951 PA, 1973 KD
Main belt
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 109.86 yr (40125 d)
Aphelion 3.90240  AU (583.791  Gm)
Perihelion 2.41114 AU (360.701 Gm)
3.15677 AU (472.246 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.23620
5.61 yr (2048.6 d)
214.894°
0° 10m 32.621s / day
Inclination 6.28170°
135.998°
185.309°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions52.97±2.2  km
10.4227  h (0.43428  d)
0.0910±0.008
10.2

    Felicia (minor planet designation: 294 Felicia) is a sizeable Main belt asteroid. It is approximately 35 km in diameter and has an orbital period of 5.5 years. [2] It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 15 July 1890 in Nice.

    Orbital diagram of 294 Felicia Orbita asteroida 294.png
    Orbital diagram of 294 Felicia

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    References

    1. "294 Felicia". JPL Small-Body Database . NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory . Retrieved 11 May 2016.
    2. James R. Lewis (2003). The Astrology Book: The Encyclopedia of Heavenly Influences. Visible Ink Press. p. 236. ISBN   978-1-57859-144-2.