373 Melusina

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373 Melusina
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Modelled shape of Melusina from its lightcurve
Discovery
Discovered by Auguste Charlois
Discovery date15 September 1893
Designations
(373) Melusina
Pronunciation /ˌmɛl(j)ʊˈsiːnə/ MEL-(y)uu-SEE-nə [1]
Named after
? Melusina
1893 AJ ·A893 RA
Main belt
Orbital characteristics [2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 111.58 yr (40753 d)
Aphelion 3.5593  AU (532.46  Gm)
Perihelion 2.67382 AU (399.998 Gm)
3.11658 AU (466.234 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.14207
5.50 yr (2009.6 d)
127.53°
0° 10m 44.904s / day
Inclination 15.432°
3.8355°
347.763°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 103+6
−3  km [3]
12.97  h (0.540  d)
0.0429±0.004
C
9.13

    373 Melusina (prov. designation: A893 RAor1893 AJ) is a large Main belt asteroid. [2] It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of carbonaceous material. It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 15 September 1893 in Nice.

    References

    1. ↑ "melusine" . Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press.(Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
    2. 1 2 "373 Melusina (1893 AJ)". JPL Small-Body Database . NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory . Retrieved 11 May 2016.
    3. ↑ Choukroun, A.; Marciniak, A.; Ďurech, J.; Perła, J.; Ogłoza, W.; Szakats, R.; Molnar, L.; Pal, A.; Monteiro, F. (2025). "Asteroid sizes determined with thermophysical model and stellar occultations". arXiv: 2505.09437 [astro-ph.EP].


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