374 Burgundia

374 Burgundia is a typical main belt asteroid that was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 18 September 1893 in Nice. It was named for the former French region of Burgundy. It is one of seven of Charlois's discoveries that was expressly named by the Astromomisches Rechen-Institut (Astronomical Calculation Institute).^[4]

DiscoveredbyAuguste Charlois

Discoverydate18 September 1893

MPCdesignation

(374) Burgundia

Pronunciation/bɜːrˈɡʌndiə/^[1]

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374 Burgundia

Lightcurve-base 3D-model of 374 Burgundia.
Discovery
Discovered by	Auguste Charlois
Discovery date	18 September 1893
Designations
MPC designation	(374) Burgundia
Pronunciation	/bɜːrˈɡʌndiə/[1]
Named after	Burgundy
Alternative designations	1893 AK
Minor planet category	Main belt
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	112.39 yr (41051 d)
Aphelion	3.00578 AU (449.658 Gm)
Perihelion	2.5566 AU (382.46 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.7812 AU (416.06 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.080763
Orbital period (sidereal)	4.64 yr (1694.1 d)
Mean anomaly	295.379°
Mean motion	0° 12m 45s / day
Inclination	8.9881°
Longitude of ascending node	219.030°
Argument of perihelion	25.153°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	44.67±1.3 km
Synodic rotation period	6.972 h (0.2905 d)
Geometric albedo	0.3014±0.018
Spectral type	S
Absolute magnitude (H)	8.67,[2] 8.68[3]

Close

Burgundia was long thought to be a member of the now defunct Ceres asteroid family, but it was found to be an unrelated interloper in that group based on its non-matching composition.^[5]

In 2021, light curve data was used to build a shape model using the light curve inversion process. The study found a rotation period of 6.96397±0.00002 hours. Two possible solutions to the pole of rotation were computed.^[6]