388 Charybdis
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Auguste Charlois |
| Discovery date | 7 March 1894 |
| Designations | |
| (388) Charybdis | |
Named after | Charybdis |
| 1894 BA | |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 122.09 yr (44595 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.20025 AU (478.751 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.81022 AU (420.403 Gm) |
| 3.00524 AU (449.578 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.064892 |
| 5.21 yr (1902.9 d) | |
| 10.9926° | |
| 0° 11m 21.066s / day | |
| Inclination | 6.44575° |
| 354.285° | |
| 333.004° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 114.17±6.8 km |
| 9.516 h (0.3965 d) | |
| 0.0506±0.007 | |
| C | |
| 8.57 | |
388 Charybdis is a very large main-belt asteroid.[1] It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of primitive carbonates. It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on March 7, 1894, in Nice. It is probably named after the monster in Greek mythology.
References
- ^ a b "388 Charybdis (1894 BA)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
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