 Orbital diagram | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Auguste Charlois |
| Discovery date | 8 March 1893 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | (358) Apollonia |
| Pronunciation | /æpəˈloʊniə/ |
| Named after | Possibly Apollonia (Illyria) |
| Alternative designations | 1893 K |
| Minor planet category | Main belt |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 118.08 yr (43129 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.31497 AU (495.912 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.43597 AU (364.416 Gm) |
| Semi-major axis | 2.87547 AU (430.164 Gm) |
| Eccentricity | 0.15284 |
| Orbital period (sidereal) | 4.88 yr (1781.0 d) |
| Mean anomaly | 179.300° |
| Mean motion | 0° 12 7.682 / day |
| Inclination | 3.55411° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 172.161° |
| Argument of perihelion | 253.343° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 89.45±2.7 km |
| Synodic rotation period | 50.6 h (2.11 d) |
| Geometric albedo | 0.0506±0.003 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.1 |
358 Apolonia is a large Main belt asteroid. It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 8 March 1893 in Nice.
References
- Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
- "Apollonian". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
- Schmadel, L. (2003:45). Dictionary of minor planet names. Germany: Springer.
- ^ "358 Apollonia (1893 K)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
External links
- 358 Apollonia at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 358 Apollonia at the JPL Small-Body Database
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