303 Josephina

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303 Josephina
303 Josephina.png
Lightcurve-base 3D-model of 303 Josephina.
Discovery
Discovered by Elia Millosevich
Discovery date12 February 1891
Designations
(303) Josephina
A891 CA; 1948 MA
1974 KC
Main belt
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 124.85 yr (45600 d)
Aphelion 3.31643  AU (496.131  Gm)
Perihelion 2.92967 AU (438.272 Gm)
3.12305 AU (467.202 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.061920
5.52 yr (2015.9 d)
357.173°
0° 10m 42.892s / day
Inclination 6.87269°
344.002°
64.1014°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 99.29±1.9  km
12.497  h (0.5207  d)
0.0594±0.002
Temperature unknown
8.9

    303 Josephina is a large Main belt asteroid. [1] It was discovered by Elia Millosevich on 12 February 1891 in Rome. It was first of his two asteroid discoveries. The other was 306 Unitas.

    References

    1. 1 2 "303 Josephina". JPL Small-Body Database . NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Archived from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2016.