416 Vaticana

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416 Vaticana
416Vaticana (Lightcurve Inversion).png
A three-dimensional model of 416 Vaticana based on its light curve
Discovery
Discovered by Auguste Charlois
Discovery date4 May 1896
Designations
(416) Vaticana
Pronunciation /vætɪˈknə/ [1]
Named after
Vatican Hill
1896 CS
Main belt
Orbital characteristics [2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 117.37 yr (42868 d)
Aphelion 3.4019  AU (508.92  Gm)
Perihelion 2.18001 AU (326.125 Gm)
2.79098 AU (417.525 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.21891
4.66 yr (1703.1 d)
267.98°
0° 12m 40.968s / day
Inclination 12.859°
58.117°
198.162°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions85.47±1.7  km [2]
88.81 ± 1.27 km [3]
Mass (1.125 ± 0.551/0.213)×1018 kg [3]
Mean density
3.068 ± 1.503/0.581 g/cm3 [3]
5.372  h (0.2238  d)
0.1689±0.007 [2]
7.80 [2]

    Vaticana (minor planet designation: 416 Vatigana) is a large main belt asteroid.

    It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 4 May 1896 in Nice.

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    References

    1. 'Vaticanus' in Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
    2. 1 2 3 4 "416 Vaticana (1896 CS)". JPL Small-Body Database . NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory . Retrieved 10 May 2016.
    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 .