380 Fiducia

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380 Fiducia
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Modelled shape of Fiducia from its lightcurve
Discovery [1]
Discovered by Auguste Charlois
Discovery date8 January 1894
Designations
(380) Fiducia
Pronunciation /faɪˈdjuːʃ(i)ə,fɪ-/
Named after
 confidence
A894 AB ·1933 CA ·1975 LX [2] [a]
Main belt
Orbital characteristics [2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 122.20 yr (44633 d)
Aphelion 2.98476  AU (446.514  Gm)
Perihelion 2.37017 AU (354.572 Gm)
2.67747 AU (400.544 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.11477
4.38 yr (1600.2 d)
111.769°
0° 13m 29.878s / day
Inclination 6.15867°
95.1146°
239.555°
Physical characteristics
67.508±2.455  km
13.69  h
0.0563±0.005
C
9.42

    380 Fiducia (provisional designation A894 AB) is a dark and large asteroid, approximately 68 kilometers (42 miles) in diameter, located in the central region of the asteroid belt. It was discovered by French astronomer Auguste Charlois at the Nice Observatory on 8 January 1894. The carbonaceous C-type asteroid has a rotation period of 13.7 hours. It was named "Fiducia", the Latin word for confidence. [2]

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    Notes

    1. ↑ The MPC notates Fiducia's retroactive new-style designation as 1894 AB. [1]

    References

    1. 1 2 "(380) Fiducia = 1894 AB = 1933 CA = 1975 LX". Minor Planet Center . Retrieved 7 November 2025.
    2. 1 2 3 "380 Fiducia (1894 AR)". JPL Small-Body Database . NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Archived from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2016.


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