382 Dodona
Dodona (minor planet designation: 382 Dodona) is a large Main belt asteroid that was discovered by the French astronomer Auguste Charlois on 29 January 1894 in Nice. It is classified as an M-type asteroid.
A three-dimensional model of 382 Dodona based on its light curve | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Auguste Charlois |
| Discovery date | 29 January 1894 |
| Designations | |
| (382) Dodona | |
| Pronunciation | /dəˈdoʊnə/ |
Named after | Dodona |
| 1894 AT | |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 122.21 yr (44636 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.6577 AU (547.18 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.58301 AU (386.413 Gm) |
| 3.1204 AU (466.81 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.17221 |
| 5.51 yr (2013.3 d) | |
| 6.32892° | |
| 0° 10m 43.716s / day | |
| Inclination | 7.3928° |
| 313.511° | |
| 270.036° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 58.37±2.8 km 58.37 km |
| 4.113 h (0.1714 d) | |
| 0.1610±0.017 0.161 | |
| M | |
| 8.77 | |
Measurements of the thermal inertia of 115 Thyra give an estimated range of 15–150 J m−2 K−1 s−1/2, compared to 50 for lunar regolith and 400 for coarse sand in an atmosphere.
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