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360 Carlova

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Discovered by
  
Alternative names
  
1893 N

Observation arc
  
111.79 yr (40832 d)

Orbits
  
Sun

Discoverer
  
Asteroid group
  
Asteroid belt

Discovery date
  
11 March 1893

Minor planet category
  
Main belt

Discovered
  
11 March 1893

Spectral type
  
C-type asteroid

Discovery site
  
Nice Observatory

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Aphelion
  
3.53698 AU (529.125 Gm)

Similar
  
423 Diotima, 375 Ursula, 372 Palma, 441 Bathilde, 350 Ornamenta

360 Carlova is a very large main-belt asteroid. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of carbonaceous material. The asteroid has a convex, roughly ellipsoid shape. The sidereal rotation period is 6.1873 hours with an axis of rotation along the ecliptic coordinates (l, b) = (7000165806278939461♠95°±, 6999698131700797733♠40°±). It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 11 March 1893 in Nice.

References

360 Carlova Wikipedia


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