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]
87.10 ± 2.57 km [3]
Mass (3.27 ± 3.10) × 1018 kg [3]
5.372  h (0.2238  d)
0.1689±0.007
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    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 "416 Vaticana (1896 CS)". JPL Small-Body Database . NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory . Retrieved 10 May 2016.
    3. 1 2 Carry, B. (December 2012), "Density of asteroids", Planetary and Space Science, vol. 73, pp. 98–118, arXiv: 1203.4336 , Bibcode:2012P&SS...73...98C, doi:10.1016/j.pss.2012.03.009. See Table 1.