437 Rhodia

437 Rhodia
Discovery
Discovered by Auguste Charlois
Discovery date 16 July 1898
Designations
1898 DP
Main belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 117.73 yr (43001 d)
Aphelion 2.9793 AU (445.70 Gm)
Perihelion 1.79242 AU (268.142 Gm)
2.38586 AU (356.920 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.24873
3.69 yr (1346.1 d)
19.28 km/s
355.267°
 16m 2.82s / day
Inclination 7.3442°
263.22°
62.058°
Earth MOID 0.793749 AU (118.7432 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.38679 AU (357.059 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.482
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 13.12±0.7 km[1]
56 h (2.3 d)
0.7035±0.084[1][2]
10.41[1]

    437 Rhodia is a Main belt asteroid that was discovered by French astronomer Auguste Charlois on July 16, 1898 in Nice. It has the highest albedo of any main belt asteroid.[1][2]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 437 Rhodia (1898 DP)" (2008-05-13 last obs). Retrieved 10 May 2016.
    2. 1 2 Johnston, Wm. Robert (28 June 2003). "Asteroid albedos: graphs of data". Johnston's Archive. Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-16.

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