360 Carlova
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Discovery
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| Discovered by | Auguste Charlois |
| Discovery date | 11 March 1893 |
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Designations
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| Alternate name(s) | 1893 N |
| Minor planet category |
Main belt |
| Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5) | |
| Aphelion | 530.147 Gm (3.544 AU) |
| Perihelion | 366.965 Gm (2.453 AU) |
| Semi-major axis | 448.556 Gm (2.998 AU) |
| Eccentricity | 0.182 |
| Orbital period | 1896.387 d (5.19 a) |
| Average orbital speed | 17.2 km/s |
| Mean anomaly | 273.152° |
| Inclination | 11.713° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 132.67° |
| Argument of perihelion | 288.654° |
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Physical characteristics
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| Dimensions | 116.0 km |
| Mass | unknown |
| Mean density | unknown |
| Equatorial surface gravity | unknown |
| Escape velocity | unknown |
| Rotation period | unknown |
| Albedo | unknown |
| Temperature | unknown |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.48 |
360 Carlova is a very large main-belt asteroid. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of carbonaceous material.
It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 11 March 1893 in Nice.
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