Discovered by Johann Palisa Minor planet category Main belt Aphelion 2.8054 AU (419.68 Gm) Discovered 30 August 1891 Spectral type C-type asteroid Named after Chaldea | Discovery date 30 August 1891 Observation arc 122.79 yr (44849 d) Perihelion 1.9456 AU (291.06 Gm) Orbits Sun Discoverer Johann Palisa Discovery site Vienna Observatory | |
Similar 266 Aline, 242 Kriemhild, 276 Adelheid, 441 Bathilde, 230 Athamantis | ||
313 Chaldaea is a large Main belt asteroid. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of carbonaceous material. It was discovered by Johann Palisa on August 30, 1891 in Vienna.
In 2003, the asteroid was detected by radar from the Arecibo Observatory at a distance of 1.07 AU. The resulting data yielded an effective diameter of 96 ± 14 km.
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