662 Newtonia

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662 Newtonia
000662-asteroid shape model (662) Newtonia.png
Modelled shape of Newtonia from its lightcurve
Discovery
Discovered by Joel Hastings Metcalf
Discovery site Taunton, Massachusetts
Discovery date30 March 1908
Designations
(662) Newtonia
Pronunciation /njˈtniə/ [1]
1908 CW
Orbital characteristics [2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 106.37 yr (38852 d)
Aphelion 3.1060  AU (464.65  Gm)
Perihelion 1.9992 AU (299.08 Gm)
2.5526 AU (381.86 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.21678
4.08 yr (1489.6 d)
124.757°
0° 14m 30.012s / day
Inclination 4.1202°
133.744°
165.567°
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
11.81±0.75 km
21.095  h (0.8790  d)
0.1999±0.028
10.3

    662 Newtonia is a minor planet, specifically an asteroid orbiting mostly in the asteroid belt.

    The asteroid's major details are relatively unknown

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    References

    1. "Newtonian" . Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press.(Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
    2. "662 Newtonia (1908 CW)". JPL Small-Body Database . NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory . Retrieved 5 May 2016.