474 Prudentia

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474 Prudentia
Discovery
Discovered by Max Wolf
Discovery site Heidelberg
Discovery date13 February 1901
Designations
(474) Prudentia
Pronunciation /prˈdɛnʃiə/ [1]
1901 GD; 1929 NG; 1933 OO; A902 NA; A910 RB
Orbital characteristics [2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 115.17 yr (42065 d)
Aphelion 2.9709281  AU (444.44452  Gm)
Perihelion 1.9373448 AU (289.82266 Gm)
2.454136 AU (367.1335 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.2105798
3.84 yr (1404.3 d)
216.99456°
0° 15m 22.908s / day
Inclination 8.798779°
161.83700°
155.84500°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions37.58±3.5  km
8.572  h (0.3572  d)
0.0720±0.016
11.0

    Prudentia (minor planet designation: 474 Prudentia) (1901 GD) is a Main-belt asteroid discovered on 13 February 1901 by Max Wolf at Heidelberg.

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    References

    1. 'Prudentius' in Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
    2. "474 Prudentia (1901 GD)". JPL Small-Body Database . NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory . Retrieved 9 May 2016.