915 Cosette

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915 Cosette
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A three-dimensional model of 915 Cosette based on its light curve
Discovery
Discovered by F. Gonnessiat
Discovery site Algiers
Discovery date14 December 1918
Designations
(915) Cosette
1918 b; 1933 FB2
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 97.34 yr (35552 days)
Aphelion 2.5394  AU (379.89  Gm)
Perihelion 1.9162 AU (286.66 Gm)
2.2278 AU (333.27 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.13987
3.33 yr (1214.6 d)
159.63°
0° 17m 47.04s / day
Inclination 5.5465°
9.3442°
39.577°
Earth  MOID 0.927919 AU (138.8147 Gm)
Jupiter  MOID 2.8317 AU (423.62 Gm)
TJupiter 3.625
Physical characteristics
4.445  h (0.1852  d)
11.5

    915 Cosette is an S-type asteroid belonging to the Flora family of Main Belt asteroids. Its rotation period is 4.445 hours .

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    References

    1. "915 Cosette (1918 b)". JPL Small-Body Database . NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory . Retrieved 2 May 2016.