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303 Josephina

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Discovered by
  
Elia Millosevich

Minor planet category
  
Main belt

Discovered
  
12 February 1891

Orbits
  
Sun

Asteroid group
  
Asteroid belt

Discovery date
  
12 February 1891

Observation arc
  
124.85 yr (45600 d)

Absolute magnitude
  
8.7

Discoverer
  
Elia Millosevich

303 Josephina

Aphelion
  
3.31643 AU (496.131 Gm)

Perihelion
  
2.92967 AU (438.272 Gm)

Discovery site
  
Observatory of the Collegio Romano, Osservatorio del Collegio Romano

Similar
  
302 Clarissa, 306 Unitas, 441 Bathilde, 417 Suevia, 360 Carlova

303 Josephina is a large Main belt asteroid. It was discovered by Elia Millosevich on February 12, 1891 in Rome. It was first of his two asteroid discoveries. The other was 306 Unitas.

  • Orbit diagram
  • References

    303 Josephina Wikipedia