389 Industria
Main-belt asteroid
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389 Industria (prov. designation: A894 EE or 1894 BB) is a large background asteroid, approximately 79 kilometers (49 miles) in diameter, located in the central region of the asteroid belt. It was discovered on 8 March 1894, by French astronomer Auguste Charlois at the Nice Observatory.[1] The stony S-type asteroid has a rotation period of 8.5 hours.[9][10] It was named after the Latin word for "diligence".[2]
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Modelled shape of Industria from its lightcurve | |
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | A. Charlois |
| Discovery site | Nice Obs. |
| Discovery date | 8 March 1894 |
| Designations | |
| (389) Industria | |
| Pronunciation | /ɪnˈdʌstriə/ |
Named after | Latin for diligence[2] |
| A894 EE · 1938 XG 1946 OJ · A910 EA 1894 BB | |
| Orbital characteristics[3] | |
| Epoch 31 May 2020 (JD 2459000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 125.90 yr (45,985 d) |
| Aphelion | 2.7829 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.4337 AU |
| 2.6083 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0670 |
| 4.21 yr (1,539 d) | |
| 316.57° | |
| 0° 14m 2.4s / day | |
| Inclination | 8.1219° |
| 282.28° | |
| 264.91° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 8.53 h[9][10] | |
| 7.8[3] | |
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