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302 Clarissa

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Discovered by
  
Auguste Charlois

Minor planet category
  
Main belt

Discovered
  
14 November 1890

Spectral type
  
C-type asteroid

Discovery site
  
Nice Observatory

Discovery date
  
14 November 1890

Observation arc
  
124.04 yr (45305 d)

Orbits
  
Sun

Discoverer
  
Auguste Charlois

Asteroid group
  
Asteroid belt

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Aphelion
  
2.67407 AU (400.035 Gm)

Perihelion
  
2.13648 AU (319.613 Gm)

Similar
  
441 Bathilde, 272 Antonia, 375 Ursula, 360 Carlova, 423 Diotima

302 Clarissa is a typical Main belt asteroid. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of carbonaceous material. It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on November 14, 1890 in Nice.

References

302 Clarissa Wikipedia