447 Valentine

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447 Valentine
Discovery
Discovered by M. F. Wolf
A. Schwassmann
Discovery date27 October 1899
Designations
(447) Valentine
1899 ES
Main belt
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 121.46 yr (44363 d)
Aphelion 3.11615  AU (466.169  Gm)
Perihelion 2.85330 AU (426.848 Gm)
2.98472 AU (446.508 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.044033
5.16 yr (1883.5 d)
218.145°
0° 11m 28.097s / day
Inclination 4.79460°
71.8375°
322.874°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions79.22±3.2  km
9.651  h (0.4021  d)
0.0714±0.006
8.99

    Valentine (minor planet designation: 447 Valentine) is a large Main belt asteroid.

    It was discovered by Max Wolf and A. Schwassmann on 27 October 1899 in Heidelberg.

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    References

    1. "447 Valentine (1899 ES)". JPL Small-Body Database . NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory . Retrieved 10 May 2016.