410 Chloris

410 Chloris

Discovery
Discovered by	Auguste Charlois
Discovery date	January 7, 1896
Designations
Named after	Chloris
Alternative names	1896 CH
Minor planet category	Main belt (Chloris)
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
Aphelion	505.094 Gm (3.376 AU)
Perihelion	311.5 Gm (2.082 AU)
Semi-major axis	408.297 Gm (2.729 AU)
Eccentricity	0.237
Orbital period (sidereal)	1646.896 d (4.51 a)
Average orbital speed	18.03 km/s
Mean anomaly	287.93°
Inclination	10.921°
Longitude of ascending node	97.251°
Argument of perihelion	171.958°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	123.57 km
Mass	unknown
Mean density	unknown
Surface gravity	unknown
Escape velocity	unknown
Synodic rotation period	32.50
Albedo	0.0554
Temperature	unknown
Spectral type	C
Absolute magnitude (H)	8.3

410 Chloris is a very large main-belt asteroid. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of primitive carbonaceous material. It is the namesake of the Chloris family of asteroids.

It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on January 7, 1896, in Nice.

External links

• 410 Chloris at the JPL Small-Body Database