344 Desiderata

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344 Desiderata
Orbita asteroida 344.png
Orbital diagram
Discovery
Discovered by Auguste Charlois
Discovery date15 November 1892
Designations
(344) Desiderata
Pronunciation /dɪˌsɪdəˈrtə/ [1]
Named after
Désirée Clary
1892 M
Main belt
Orbital characteristics [2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 123.40 yr (45073 d)
Aphelion 3.41189  AU (510.411  Gm)
Perihelion 1.78384 AU (266.859 Gm)
2.59786 AU (388.634 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.31334
4.19 yr (1529.4 d)
301.200°
0° 14m 7.39s / day
Inclination 18.3442°
48.0488°
237.424°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions124.181±2.516  km [2] [3]
129.20 ± 3.37 km [4]
Mass (1.39±0.48)×1018 kg [4]
(1.693 ± 0.463/0.498)×1018 kg [3]
Mean density
1.22±0.43 g/cm3 [4]
1.688 ± 0.462/0.496 g/cm3 [3]
10.747  h (0.4478  d)
0.067±0.007 [2]
C?
8.34 [2]

    Desiderata (minor planet designation: 344 Desiderata) is a very large main-belt asteroid. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of carbonaceous material.[ citation needed ]

    It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 15 November 1892, in Nice.[ citation needed ]

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    References

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    3. 1 2 3 Fienga, A.; Avdellidou, C.; Hanuš, J. (February 2020). "Asteroid masses obtained with INPOP planetary ephemerides". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 492 (1): 589–602. doi: 10.1093/mnras/stz3407 .
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