367 Amicitia

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367 Amicitia
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A three-dimensional model of 367 Amicitia based on its light curve
Discovery
Discovered by Auguste Charlois
Discovery date19 May 1893
Designations
(367) Amicitia
Pronunciation /æmɪˈsɪtiə/
Named after
 friendship
1893 AA
Main belt
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 110.06 yr (40199 d)
Aphelion 2.43145  AU (363.740  Gm)
Perihelion 2.00750 AU (300.318 Gm)
2.21948 AU (332.029 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.095505
3.31 yr (1207.7 d)
183.800°
0° 17m 53.077s / day
Inclination 2.94143°
83.4555°
55.5396°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 19.13±1.6  km
5.055 ± 0.001  h (0.210625 ± 4.2×10−5  d) [2]
0.2535±0.050
10.6

    367Amicitia is a typical Main belt asteroid [1] that is a member of the Flora family. [2] It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 19 May 1893 in Nice.

    Amicitia is Latin for Friendship.

    References

    1. 1 2 "367 Amicitia (1893 AA)". JPL Small-Body Database . NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory . Retrieved 11 May 2016.
    2. 1 2 Kryszczynska, A.; et al. (October 2012). "Do Slivan states exist in the Flora family?. I. Photometric survey of the Flora region". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 546: 51. Bibcode:2012A&A...546A..72K. doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/201219199 . A72.


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