363 Padua
Main-belt asteroid
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363 Padua is a main belt asteroid that was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 17 March 1893 in Nice. It was named after the city of Padua (Padova), Italy.[4]
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Auguste Charlois |
| Discovery date | 17 March 1893 |
| Designations | |
| (363) Padua | |
| Pronunciation | /ËpædjuÉ/[1] |
Named after | Padua |
| 1893 S | |
| Main belt (Lydia) | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 121.80 yr (44489 d) |
| Aphelion | 2.94211 AU (440.133 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.55710 AU (382.537 Gm) |
| 2.74960 AU (411.334 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.070012 |
| 4.56 yr (1665.3 d) | |
| 193.817° | |
| 0° 12m 58.219s / day | |
| Inclination | 5.94381° |
| 64.7678° | |
| 295.490° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 97 km |
| 8.401 h (0.3500 d) | |
| 9.01,[2] 8.88[3] | |
Richard P. Binzel and Schelte Bus further added to the knowledge about this asteroid in a lightwave survey published in 2003. This project was known as Small Main-belt Asteroid Spectroscopic Survey, Phase II or SMASSII, which built on a previous survey of the main-belt asteroids. The visible-wavelength (0.435-0.925 micrometre) spectra data was gathered between August 1993 and March 1999.[5]
Lightcurve data has also been recorded by observers at the Antelope Hill Observatory, which has been designated as an official observatory by the Minor Planet Center.[6]
It gives its name to the Padua family, a group of asteroids with similar orbital properties.
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