360 Carlova
Main-belt asteroid
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360 Carlova is a very large main-belt asteroid.[1] It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of carbonaceous material.[2] Dust activity due to sublimation has been detected on this asteroid, suggesting the presence of water ice in its interior.[3]
Discoverydate11 March 1893
(360) Carlova
1893 N
Lightcurve-base 3D-model of Carlova on the top with an image of the asteroid on the bottom. | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Auguste Charlois |
| Discovery date | 11 March 1893 |
| Designations | |
| (360) Carlova | |
| 1893 N | |
| Main belt | |
| Adjectives | Carlovian |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 111.79 yr (40832 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.53698 AU (529.125 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.46807 AU (369.218 Gm) |
| 3.00253 AU (449.172 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.17800 |
| 5.20 yr (1900.3 d) | |
| 350.473° | |
| 0° 11m 21.988s / day | |
| Inclination | 11.6967° |
| 132.551° | |
| 287.862° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 115.76±4.3 km |
| 6.183 h (0.2576 d) | |
| 0.0535±0.004 | |
| C | |
| 8.48 | |
The asteroid has a convex, roughly ellipsoid shape.[2] The sidereal rotation period is 6.1873 hours with an axis of rotation along the ecliptic coordinates (l, b) = (95°±3°, 40°±1°).[4] It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 11 March 1893 in Nice.
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